1. 吓

吓

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  1. 吓 is the 1464th most frequent character.
  2. 吓 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 吓 appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. 吓 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
吓 => 口, 下
Radical :
吓 => 口 (mouth), 一 (one), 卜 (divination)
Graphical :
吓 => 口, 一, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. he4 - to scare/to intimidate/to threaten/(interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut/(interjection showing astonishment)
  2. xia4 - to frighten/to scare

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吓 (xia4): The component 下 is pronounced as 'xia4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吓 (嚇)

Medium Frequency

吓唬 (嚇唬)
吓坏 (嚇壞)
惊吓 (驚嚇)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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