吓

hè, xià

to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (hè) interjection showing disapproval or astonishment

Radical: 口 HSK 5 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

吓 decomposes into the following components:

口 下

Semantic component: 口; phonetic component: 下.

Words containing 吓

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 吓.

吓人
xià rén
to scare
吓倒
xià dǎo
to be frightened
吓傻
xià shǎ
to terrify
吓唬
xià hu
to threaten
吓坏
xià huài
to be really frightened
吓昏
xià hūn
to faint from fear
吓疯
xià fēng
to be scared senseless
吓跑
xià pǎo
威吓
wēi hè
to threaten
恐吓
kǒng hè
to threaten
恫吓
dòng hè
to intimidate
惊吓
jīng xià
to frighten

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 古 句 另 叨 叩 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼

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