shè
afraid
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 聶 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 懾
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to awe | ||
deterrence | ||
afraid | ||
to overawe | ||
nuclear deterrence |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[t.n][e]p | tsyep | zhé | to fear |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
2970th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 21 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+61FE |
Shuowen | “懾，失气也。从心，聶聲。一曰服也。” |
Sources
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