吓 (hè, xià) — Chinese Character

吓

hè, xià

to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)

Radical: 口 HSK 5 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

吓 decomposes into the following components:

口下

Semantic component: 口; phonetic component: 下.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 吓.

吓人

xià rén

吓倒

xià dǎo

吓傻

xià shǎ

吓唬

xià hu

吓坏

xià huài

吓昏

xià hūn

吓疯

xià fēng

吓跑

xià pǎo

威吓

wēi hè

恐吓

kǒng hè

恫吓

dòng hè

惊吓

jīng xià

Characters that share the radical 口.

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