xià
唬
same as '吓' (xià); to frighten
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to frighten; to scare; to intimidate
archaicArchaic or dialectal variant of '吓' (xià). Not commonly used in modern standard Mandarin.
（
gǔ古
）
měng猛
hǔ虎
chū出
mò没
，
zú足
yǐ以
xià虎
bǎi百
shòu兽
。
(Ancient) The ferocious tiger's appearance was enough to frighten all the beasts.
Zhè这
gè个
cí词
zài在
gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
yǒu有
shí时
yòng用
zuò作
“
xià吓
”
。
This character was sometimes used as '吓' in ancient texts.
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Zài在
mǒu某
xiē些
fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
，
“
hǔ虎
”
réng仍
bǎo保
liú留
xià吓
hu唬
de的
yì意
si思
。
In some dialects, '虎' still retains the meaning of scaring.
Cǐ此
yòng用
fǎ法
xiàn现
yǐ已
hǎn罕
jiàn见
，
duō多
bèi被
“
xià吓
”
qǔ取
dài代
。
This usage is now rare and has mostly been replaced by '吓'.
Xué学
zhě者
kǎo考
zhèng证
，
liǎng两
zì字
gǔ古
yīn音
xiāng相
jìn近
，
yì意
yì义
xiāng相
tōng通
。
Scholars have verified that the two characters had similar ancient pronunciations and interconnected meanings.