吓
In Mandarin Chinese, 吓 (xià) means “to frighten; to scare”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.
Meaning
- to frighten
- to scare
Other readings: hè — to scare; to intimidate
Stroke order
Examples
- 突然的雷声把孩子吓了一跳。The sudden sound of thunder frightened the child.