唬 (hǔ): a tiger's roar, to scare, to intimidate
唬 (hǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “a tiger's roar.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 虎 (phonetic). It ranks #2830 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 唬 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- a tiger's roar
- to scare
- to intimidate
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吓唬verb | xià hu | to scare |
| 唬人 | hǔ rén | to scare people |
| 诈唬verb | zhà hu | to bluff |
| 唬弄 | hǔ nòng | to fool |
| 唬烂 | hǔ làn | (slang) (Tw) to bullshit |
唬 appears in 5 compound words: 60 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 唬 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
妈妈唬嘱我要按时吃饭,注意身体健康。
mā mā hǔ zhǔ wǒ yāo àn shí chī fàn , zhù yì shēn tī jiàn kāng .
Mom reminded me to eat on time and take care of my health.
这套偷懒的搭建看着唬人,实际从观感上和聆听体验上都不尽如人意。
zhè tào tōu lǎn de dā jiàn kàn zhe hǔ rén , shí jì cóng guàn gǎn shàng hé líng tīng tǐ yàn shàng dōu bù jǐn rú rén yì .
This "lazy" setup may look impressive, but in reality, it falls short in both visual appeal and sound quality.
但要我说,有很多情况单纯是因为展示出来的数据比较唬人罢了。
dàn yāo wǒ shuō , yǒu hěn duō qíng kuàng dān chún shì yīn wéi zhǎn shì chū lái de shǔ jù bǐ jiào hǔ rén bà le .
But if you ask me, in many cases, it’s simply because the data being presented is quite intimidating.
至于视频里用来吓唬老司机的定责逻辑,在真正的交通事故处理中更是说不通。
zhì yú shì pín lǐ yòng lái hè hǔ lǎo sī jī de dìng zé luó jí , zài zhēn zhèng de jiāo tōng shì gù chǔ lǐ zhōng gēng shì shuō bù tōng .
As for the logic used in the video to scare experienced drivers—the logic behind assigning fault—it makes even less sense in the actual handling of traffic accidents.
人工智能唬得住外行的这种表现,放在翻译上,乃至各种工作中,都是挺可怕的。
rén gōng zhì néng hǔ dé zhù wài háng de zhè zhǒng biǎo xiàn , fàng zài fān yì shàng , nǎi zhì gè zhǒng gōng zuò zhōng , dōu shì tǐng kě pà de .
The fact that artificial intelligence can fool laypeople in this way is quite alarming when it comes to translation—and indeed, in all kinds of work.
我没想吓唬汤姆的。
Wǒ méi xiǎng xiàhu Tāngmǔ de.
I didn't mean to scare Tom.
我不是故意吓唬你的。
Wǒ bù shì gùyì xiàhu nǐ de.
I didn't mean to spook you.
卡尔没想吓唬阿米利亚的。
Kǎ'ěr méi xiǎng xiàhu ā mǐ lì yà de.
Karl didn't mean to scare Amelia.
Character Family
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