慑

懾

shè

verb #29,459

Meanings

1 to intimidate
2 to frighten
3 to be cowed; to fear

Characters

to fear; to intimidate (single-character bound form)

Examples

他的目光令人感到慑人心魄。

Tā de mùguāng lìng rén gǎndào shè rén xīn pò.

His gaze was soul-shaking and intimidating.

敌人被我军的气势所慑，不敢进攻。

Díren bèi wǒ jūn de qìshì suǒ shè, bù gǎn jìngōng.

The enemy was intimidated by our army's momentum and dared not attack.

Tips

usage

慑 is a formal/literary bound form. It almost always appears in compounds: 震慑 (to awe/overpower), 慑服 (to cow into submission), 慑人 (intimidating).

Stroke Order

慑 shè