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吓

xià

to scare

A startled person beside a jumping toy
Memory picture

Character

吓 xià

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 下 below, underneath
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 你别吓我。 Nǐ bié xià wǒ. Do not scare me.
  • 他吓哭了。 Tā xià kū le. He got scared and cried.
  • 狗吓到我了。 Gǒu xià dào wǒ le. The dog scared me.

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