吓
嚇hè
#1,464 most
frequent character
to scare, to intimidate, to threaten
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
吓 xià has 下 xià as its sound part and 口 mouth as its meaning part. It first meant the sound of a furious person. The meaning grew to frighten or scare. Read hè, it means to intimidate or threaten.
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