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Character

吓 xià · hè

HSK 5Character2 readings

to make a person feel suddenly afraid

Radical
口
Strokes
6
Structure
Left–right
Parts
口 下
Traditional
嚇
Frequency
#1620 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

xiàMain readinghèRare reading

xià

xia4Main readingHSK 5
  1. to make a person feel suddenly afraid
  2. to frighten someone, sometimes as a joke

Examples

  • 别吓我，我很害怕。

    bié xià wǒ, wǒ hěn hài pà

    Don't scare me, I'm really afraid.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 你吓了我一跳！

    nǐ xià le wǒ yí tiào

    You scared me!

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “吓” as xià

吓人xià rénscaryWordHSK 7–9吓唬xià huto make a person afraid, often only as a jokeWordHSK 7–9吓倒xià dǎoto be frightenedWord吓傻xià shǎto terrifyWord吓坏xià huàito be terrifiedWord吓昏xià hūnto faint from fearWord吓疯xià fēngto be scared senselessWord吓跑xià pǎoto scare awayWord

hè

he4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is xià.

  1. to frighten someone; to make a person feel suddenly afraid
  2. to threaten someone; to say you will hurt them

Examples

  • 这只狗很吓人。

    zhè zhī gǒu hěn xià rén

    This dog is very scary.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 你别吓我！

    nǐ bié xià wǒ

    Don't scare me!

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他想吓那个小孩。

    tā xiǎng xià nà ge xiǎo hái

    He wanted to threaten that child.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “吓” as hè

恐吓kǒng hèto threaten someone by saying you will hurt themWordHSK 7–9威吓wēi hèto threatenWord恫吓dòng hèto intimidateWord阻吓zǔ hèto deterWord文攻武吓wén gōng wǔ hè(of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military forceWord

Stroke order

All 6 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 吓

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