嚇 Simplified: 吓 On the HSK 5 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1. hè ㄏㄜˋ to scare to intimidate to threaten (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut (interjection showing astonishment) xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ to frighten to scare Where 嚇 is used Example sentences and grammar articles using 嚇 Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0 国际中文教育中文水平等级标准, 中华人民共和国教育部, MIT