骇

駭
hài
#2,533 most
frequent character
to astonish, to startle

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

骇 uses 马 'horse' as the meaning part and 亥 hài for the sound. It first meant a horse taking fright. The meaning grew to 'to get startled' and 'to be astonished'. The modern 'to hack' was borrowed from English 'hacker' by sound.

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Homophones

害hài
evil, harm, calamity, harmful

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