Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 赫 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (嚇)
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Chinese
吓 / 嚇 [hè]
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)
吓 / 嚇 [xià]
to frighten; to scare
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (17)
吓坏 [xiàhuài] #2,699
to be terrified
恐吓 [kǒnghè] #4,801
to threaten
吓唬 [xiàhu] #5,178
to scare
惊吓 [jīngxià] #6,862
to frighten
吓倒 [xiàdǎo] #11,686
to be frightened
吓一跳 [xiàyītiào] #22,356
startled
恫吓 [dònghè] #40,736
to intimidate
威吓 [wēihè] #26,328
to threaten
杀鸡吓猴 [shājīxiàhóu] #67,488
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
单方恐吓 [dānfāngkǒnghè]
unilateral threat
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JAPANESE WORDS (11)
⭐ 脅す [おどす] #4,161
to threaten
⭐ 威嚇 [いかく] #6,219
threat
⭐ 脅し [おどし] #7,448
threat
⭐ 脅かす [おどかす] #28,302
to threaten
威嚇射撃 [いかくしゃげき] #49,368
warning shot
脅しつける [おどしつける] #50,830
to threaten
赫々 [かくかく] #62,752
brilliant
威嚇的 [いかくてき] #69,813
threatening
嚇怒 [かくど] #81,097
greatly enraged
威嚇行動 [いかくこうどう] #106,257
threat behavior
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