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唬 (hǔ): To intimidate or bluff — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 唬

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How to write 唬 — animated stroke order
2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 唬

唬 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
唬
口kǒu · mouth
虎hǔ · tiger
唬=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 唬

唬 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 唬

Common word with 唬

One common HSK word with 唬 is 吓唬, meaning "Scare / intimidate".

吓唬 • xià hu • Scare / intimidate • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huan欢
hǔ唬
rén人

Information

Pinyinhǔ
Meaningto intimidate or bluff
Strokes11
Radical口
Traditional唬
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2091
Zhuyinㄏㄨˇ
UnicodeU+552C
CangjieYRHUI
口kǒu · mouth
+虎hǔ · tiger
xià吓
hu唬

Scare / intimidate

,
bié别
xìn信
tā他
de的
huà话
。

He always likes to deceive people; don't believe his words.

bié别
xià吓
hu唬
xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
,
tā他
men们
huì会
hài害
pà怕
de的
。

Don't scare children; they will get frightened.

bié别
bèi被
tā他
zhà诈
hǔ唬
zhù住
,
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
zài在
xū虚
zhāng张
shēng声
shì势
。

Don't be intimidated by his bluff; he's just putting on a show.

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