恐 kǒng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恐吓
kǒnghè
to threaten; to intimidate
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Example phrases
- 对证人进行恐吓不仅违法，也会严重妨碍司法公正。 Duì zhèngrén jìnxíng kǒnghè bùjǐn wéifǎ, yě huì yánzhòng fáng'ài sīfǎ gōngzhèng. Intimidating witnesses is not only illegal, but also seriously obstructs judicial fairness.
- 他故意板着脸恐吓弟弟，说要把他的玩具藏起来。 Tā gùyì bǎn zhe liǎn kǒnghè dìdi, shuō yào bǎ tā de wánjù cángqǐlai. He deliberately put on a stern face to scare his little brother, saying he would hide his toys.
- 不要用吓人的话恐吓孩子，这样对他们不好。 Búyào yòng xià rén de huà kǒnghè háizi, zhèyàng duì tāmen bù hǎo. Do not frighten children with scary words; it is bad for them.
Related words
- 恐怕 kǒngpà I am afraid that
- 恐惧 kǒngjù fearful, terrified
- 恐怖 kǒngbù terrifying; terror; horror
- 恐慌 kǒnghuāng panic; alarm
- 恐龙 kǒnglóng dinosaur
- 争先恐后 zhēngxiānkǒnghòu to strive to be first and fear being last; to rush eagerly one after another
- 吓 xià to scare
- 惊吓 jīngxià to frighten; fright
- 吓唬 xiàhu to scare; to intimidate
- 吓人 xiàrén frightening; scary
- 殴打 ōudǎ to beat; to assault
- 逆境 nìjìng adversity; difficult circumstances