恐吓
Old HSK 6
恐吓 (kǒnghè) · to threaten
恐吓 (kǒnghè) means “to threaten; to intimidate”. It is written with 2 characters: 恐 (fearful) + 吓 (to frighten). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 恐吓 is built
The characters
恐 kǒng · fearful
What 恐 is made of
- 巩gǒng — to bind
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 凡fán — any
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丶 — dot
- 工gōng — labor
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 巩 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
吓 xià · to frighten
What 吓 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 下xià — below
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Example sentences
不要用这种话恐吓孩子。Búyào yòng zhèzhǒng huà kǒnghè háizi.Don't frighten children with words like that.
他因为恐吓别人被警察带走了。Tā yīnwèi kǒnghè biérén bèi jǐngchá dàizǒu le.He was taken away by the police for threatening others.
Questions about 恐吓
What does 恐吓 mean?
恐吓 (kǒnghè) means “to threaten; to intimidate”.
How do you pronounce 恐吓?
恐吓 is pronounced kǒnghè.
Which HSK level is 恐吓?
恐吓 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 恐怕kǒngpàI'm afraid (that)
- 恐怖kǒngbùfrightening
- 恐惧kǒngjùfear
- 争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòuto scramble to be first
- 吓xiàto frighten
Learn 恐吓 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 108: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.