唬

Information about character(s)

Radical: 口
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11
Variants: 諕猇虓

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiāo, guó, xià, hǔ, háo
Cantonese: fu2
JapaneseOn: KA KE KOU GOU KYOU KAKU KYAKU
Korean: HO

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to intimidate; to scare

CE-Dict: a tiger's roar/to scare

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Informal] to bluff; to intimidate
2.to exaggerate

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《口部》唬嗁聲也。一曰虎聲。从口从虎。讀若暠。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集上】【口字部】唬
【唐韻】呼訝切【集韻】虛訝切，𠀤音嚇。【說文】嗁聲也。　又【說文】一曰虎聲也。　又【集韻】虛交切，音哮。義同。本作虓，亦作猇。　又【集韻】【類篇】𠀤乎刀切，音豪。【集韻】本作號，呼也。或作臯號。　又【集韻】下老切，音皓。虎聲也。　又【廣韻】古伯切【集韻】郭獲切，𠀤音虢。義同。　又【廣韻】鳥啼也。

CF-Dict: bluffer/intimider

Han-De-Dict: austricksen, zum Narren halten (u.E.)/einschüchtern (u.E.)