悚 (sǒng): frightened

Meanings

Zhè bù diànyǐng ràng rén máogǔsǒngrán.

This movie is hair-raisingly terrifying.

Tā tīng dào yī gè lìng rén sǒngrán de shēngyīn.

He heard a horrifying sound.

Jīngsǒngpiān shì tā zuì xǐhuān de diànyǐng lèixíng.

Thrillers are his favorite type of movie.

usage

悚 is rarely used alone. It appears in compounds: 毛骨悚然 (máogǔsǒngrán, hair-raising), 惊悚 (jīngsǒng, thriller/horrifying), 悚然 (sǒngrán, terrified).

悚 sǒng