• 1464th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xià (xia4)The component is pronounced as 'xià' (xia4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

吓唬 (嚇唬)
惊吓 (驚嚇)

Uncommon

吓一跳 (嚇一跳)
吓倒 (嚇倒)
吓傻 (嚇傻)
吓坏 (嚇壞)
恐吓 (恐嚇)

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  • 1986th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǎ (sha3)foolish

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shǎ (sha3)The component is pronounced as '' (ba1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

傻瓜 
傻逼 

Uncommon

傻子 
傻笑 
装傻 (裝傻)

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