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吓
嚇
xià
1. to frighten
2. to scare
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

吓
xià
to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (12)

吓倒
xiàdǎo
to be frightened
吓傻
xiàshǎ
to terrify
吓唬
xiàhu
to scare
吓坏
xiàhuài
to be really frightened
吓昏
xiàhūn
to faint from fear
吓疯
xiàfēng
to be scared senseless
吓跑
xiàpǎo
to scare away
惊吓
jīngxià
to frighten
吓一跳
xiàyītiào
startled
吓破胆
xiàpòdǎn
to be scared out of one's wits
吓得发抖
xiàdéfādǒu
tremble with fear
杀鸡吓猴
shājīxiàhóu
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others

Alternate Entries

吓
hè
to scare / to intimidate / to threaten / (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut / (interjection showing astonishment)
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,465
Word Frequency Rank
955 of 84,292