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懾
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慑
🇨🇳

fearful

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
zhé
ショウ
おそ.れる
섭
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 聶 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (懾)
忄 heart (side)+ 聶 whisper (iii) =
懾 fearful
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
聶 Phonetic component
whisper (iii)
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Simplified (慑)
忄 heart (side)+ 聂 Nie (surname) =
慑 afraid
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
聂 Phonetic component
niè Nie (surname)
whisper
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
懾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
慑 / 懾 [shè]
afraid; be feared; to fear; to frighten; to intimidate
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
震慑 [zhèn​shè] #24,709
to awe
威慑 [wēi​shè] #31,506
to cower by military force
慑服 [shè​fú] #47,834
to overawe
核威慑 [hé​wēi​shè] #67,727
nuclear deterrence
威慑力量 [wēi​shè​lì​liang] #52,721
deterrent force
核威慑力量 [hé​wēi​shè​lì​liang]
nuclear deterrent
核威慑政策 [hé​wēi​shè​zhèng​cè]
policy of nuclear intimidation
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
懾伏 [しょうふく] #107,264
prostrating oneself in fear