Memory phrase for the character: 唬

唬

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Meaning

a tiger's roar, to scare, bluff, to intimidate

Pronunciation

 hǔ

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: tiger 虎 = 虍 and (negotiating) table 几

Mnemonic
 
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) is a tiger's roar at the negotiating table, when scaring or bluffing.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
虍 tiger
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 Vocabulary

吓唬 xià hu  to threaten
诈唬 zhà hu  to threaten and deceive; bluff; bluster
诈唬 zhà hu  

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