骇

駭

hài

verb #13,264

Meanings

1 to astonish; to startle; to terrify
2 to hack (computing, loanword)

Characters

to astonish; to startle; to hack

Examples

这个消息令人骇然。

Zhège xiāoxi lìngrén hàirán.

This news is shocking.

骇人听闻的案件震惊了全国。

Hàiréntīngwén de ànjiàn zhènjīng le quánguó.

The horrifying case shocked the entire country.

Tips

usage

骇 appears in many compounds: 骇人 (terrifying), 骇人听闻 (horrifying), 骇客 (hacker, from English). The computing sense comes from the English word 'hack'.

Stroke Order

骇 hài