ㄒㄧㄚ ˋ

xià

scare

吓 is a 6 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as xià in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as hè.

In traditional Chinese the character 嚇 is used.

It is made up of the components 口 (opening) and 下 (below).

  • 吓
    ㄒㄧㄚ ˋ

    xià

    scare

    • 口
      ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • 下
      ㄒㄧㄚ ˋ

      xià

      below

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 吓

hè
xià

Definitions for 吓 pronounced as hè

  • to scare
  • to intimidate
  • to threaten
  • (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
  • (interjection showing astonishment)

Definitions for 吓 pronounced as xià

  • to frighten
  • to scare

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