xià

to frighten

to scare

mouth (口) + sound [xià] (下) = to frighten with a shout

口 anchors the meaning: a cry or shout that frightens someone. 下 mainly contributes the sound xià and does not carry the semantic weight here.

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那只狗到了小孩。

nà zhī gǒu xià dào le xiǎo hái。

That dog frightened the child.

他突然大叫,了我一跳。

tā tū rán dà jiào, xià le wǒ yī tiào。

He suddenly shouted loudly and scared me into jumping.

Words with 吓

阻吓

zǔ hè

to deter

惊吓

jīng xià

to frighten

吓一跳

xià yī tiào

startled

吓人

xià rén

to scare

吓倒

xià dǎo

to be frightened

吓傻

xià shǎ

to terrify

吓唬

xià hu

to scare

吓吓叫

xià xià jiào

(Tw) impressive (from Taiwanese 削削叫, Tai-lo pr. [siah-siah-kiò])

吓坏

xià huài

to be terrified

吓得发抖

xià dé fā dǒu

to tremble with fear

吓昏

xià hūn

to faint from fear

吓疯

xià fēng

to be scared senseless

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