Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "懾", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "懾", and master the standard way of writing the character "懾".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 懾
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "懾" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
afraid / be feared / to fear / to frighten / to intimidate
懾
1. See "慑".
2. (Verb)
1. To be afraid, to fear. In "礼记·曲礼上," it states: "Poverty and low status while knowing proper etiquette shows that one's will is not terrified." In "晋书·卷四八·向雄等传·史臣曰," it says: "Indeed, all fear the chaos of governance and are terrified by the cruelty and ruthlessness of the favored."
2. To subdue or compel by authority. In "淮南子·泛论," it mentions: "Authority moves the heavens and the earth; its voice terrifies the four seas." In Tang poet Bai Juyi's poem "代书诗一百韵寄微之," it expresses: "The startled swallows are frightened by the horse's harnest; on the road, it terrifies the fox."