Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (one), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

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

 ()

Medium Frequency

吓唬 (嚇唬)
吓坏 (嚇壞)
惊吓 (驚嚇)

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Meta:

  1. 坏 is the 830th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (earth), (one), 丿 (bend), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. huai4 - bad/spoiled/broken/to break down

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()

Medium Frequency

吓坏 (嚇壞)
坏事 (壞事)
坏人 (壞人)
坏掉 (壞掉)
坏处 (壞處)
坏蛋 (壞蛋)
坏话 (壞話)
好坏 (好壞)
宠坏 (寵壞)
弄坏 (弄壞)
损坏 (損壞)
摔坏 (摔壞)
败坏 (敗壞)
破坏 (破壞)
累坏 (累壞)
变坏 (變壞)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.