xià

HSK 5
common

Meaning of

吓 means to scare; to frighten; to shock. Pronounced xià. HSK 5.

  • to scare; to frighten; to shock

Character Info

Radical
Strokes17
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Bié
duǒ
zài
mén
hòu
xià
 

Don't hide behind the door and scare me.

de
xiǎng
shēng
xià
le
tiào
 

The huge noise gave me a startle.

kǒng
diàn
yǐng
tài
xià
rén
le
 

That horror movie was too scary.

zhuāng
shén
nòng
guǐ
de
xiǎng
xià
hu
xiǎo
hái
 

He played tricks trying to scare the children.

Bié
dān
xīn
 
tiáo
gǒu
xià
bu
zháo
 

Don't worry, that dog won't scare you.