慑 shè afraid
afraid; scared
怎么记住“慑”: 忄 heart + 聂 ear to ear = afraid. Every heart in the tent pounds as the campers lie ear to ear, listening to the bear outside and growing more afraid.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
慑 = 忄 heart + 聂 ear to ear
- 忄 heart meaning
- 聂 ear to ear sound
Every heart in the tent pounds as the campers lie ear to ear, listening to the bear outside and growing more afraid.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the part with the ears gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; to overawe/cow into submission: 威慑 (wēishè) deterrence; 核威慑 (hé wēishè) nuclear deterrence; 震慑 (zhènshè) to daunt/strike fear into.
- 慑于 (shè yú) = cowed by (a threat/power). Formal.