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吓 - xià

scare, frighten; intimidate

scare, frighten; intimidate

How to read 吓

Click 吓 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxià
Englishscare, frighten; intimidate
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

吓人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 吓倒. Please read 吓傻 one more time.

Common words with this character

to scare; scary; frightening
to be frightened
to terrify; to scare sb
to scare; to frighten

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 吓 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 吓人 and 吓倒 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 吓.