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terrify

HSK 10 N1
Human Body Face
xià
カク
おど.す
하, 혁
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 赫 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (嚇)
mouth+ illustrious =
terrify
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
mouth
Phonetic component
illustrious
bright, radiant, glowing
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Simplified (吓)
mouth+ below =
scare
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
xià below
under, underneath, below
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Notes
Chinese
/ [hè]
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)
/ [xià]
to frighten; to scare
Example Sentences