to fear, to be awed, to intimidate

Animated Stroke Order 慑

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Stroke Order Diagrams 慑

慑 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

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1
de
wēi
yán
zhèn
shè
le
zài
chǎng
de
suǒ
yǒu
rén

His dignity awed everyone present.

2
rén
zuì
zhōng
shè
men
de
jūn
wēi

The enemy finally submitted to our military might.

3
yǒu
qiáng
de
wēi
shè
liàng

Nuclear weapons possess powerful deterrent force.

4
jǐng
chá
zhàn
zài
wēi
shè
huài
rén

The police stand there to deter bad people.

5
qiáng
de
jūn
duì
wēi
shè
rén
fáng
zhǐ
zhàn
zhēng
shēng

A strong military can deter enemies and prevent wars from happening.

6
de
cún
zài
duì
guó
ān
quán
gòu
chéng
le
de
wēi
shè
dàn
dài
lái
le
qián
zài
de
wēi

The existence of nuclear weapons poses a huge deterrence to international security, but also brings potential crises.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2278
Zhuyinㄕㄜˋ
Components
UnicodeU+6151
CangjiePMMI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality

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