慑
(bound form) to fear; to be cowed; (bound form) to frighten; to intimidate; Taiwan pr. [zhe2]
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,301 U+6151
How 慑 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 聂 (phonetic, niè)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 聂
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 聂 (niè) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聂 sound component | niè | to whisper; surname |
| 摄 | shè | to absorb, to take in; to photograph; to act on behalf of |
| 嗫 | niè | to move the lips as if speaking; hesitation |
| 颞 | niè | the temporal bone |
| 镊 | niè | tweezers, forceps, pliers; to nip, to pluck |
| 滠 | shè | a river in Hubei province |
Words containing 慑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 核威慑力量 | hé wēi shè lì liang | nuclear deterrent |
| 威慑力量 | wēi shè lì liang | deterrent force; deterrent |
| 核威慑政策 | hé wēi shè zhèng cè | policy of nuclear intimidation |
| 核威慑 | hé wēi shè | nuclear deterrence |
| 慑人 | shè rén | intimidating; fearsome; (fig.) awe-inspiring; breathtaking; stunning |
| 慑服 | shè fú | to overawe; to be scared into submission |
| 威慑 | wēi shè | to deter |
| 震慑 | zhèn shè | to awe; to intimidate |