What does 吓 mean in Chinese?

吓 (xià) means "to frighten; to scare" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 5 word.

How do you pronounce 吓?

吓 is pronounced "xià" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 吓?

吓 is an HSK Level 5 word (HSK 2.0: Level 5, HSK 3.0: Level 5).

What words contain the character 吓?

Common words with 吓 include 吓倒 (to be frightened), 吓傻 (to terrify), 吓唬 (to scare), 吓坏 (to be really frightened), 吓昏 (to faint from fear).

How do you write 吓?

You can practice writing 吓 using our stroke order tool.

吓 (xià), to frighten

吓

xià

to frighten; to scare

HSK 5verb

Traditional: 嚇

Character Breakdown

Radical: 口 (no. 30)Traditional: 嚇

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Definitions

(verb) to frighten
to scare

Example Sentences

突然的声音吓了我一跳。

Túrán de shēngyīn xiàle wǒ yi tiào

The sudden sound frightened me

Words Containing 吓

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
吓倒	xià dǎo	to be frightened
吓傻	xià shǎ	to terrify
吓唬	xià hu	to scare
吓坏	xià huài	to be really frightened
吓昏	xià hūn	to faint from fear
吓疯	xià fēng	to be scared senseless
吓跑	xià pǎo	to scare away
威吓	wēi hè	to threaten
恐吓	kǒng hè	to threaten
恫吓	dòng hè	to intimidate

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Related Words

吓唬(xià hu)· to scare

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吓一跳(xià yī tiào)· startled

HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 5HSK 3.0: Level 5

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吓

xià