骇 hài — frighten; shocked · English

骇

hài

frighten; shocked

At a glance · 骇

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

繁体「駭」从馬，亥声，本义为马受惊，引申为惊骇。简体「骇」同。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为马惊，引申为惊惧。

Structure

形声字，从馬（意符），亥（hài）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinhài

Radical马

Strokes9

UnicodeU+9A87

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English frighten; shocked To frighten; also shocked or astonished.

Français effrayer; stupéfait Effrayer ; aussi stupéfait.

Español asustar; asombrado Asustar ; también asombrado.

العربية يُرعِب؛ مدهوش يُرعِب؛ ويُستعار لـ«مدهوش».

Русский пугать; поражённый Пугать; также поражённый.

Common words

骇hàifrighten
惊骇jīng hàiterrified

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