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慑

shè

Character Traditional 懾

What 慑 means

1. bound formto fear; to be cowed
2. bound formto frighten; to intimidate
3. Taiwan pr. zhé

Other readings

慑 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• shèvariant of {慑|shè}; Taiwan pr. zhé

Words starting with 慑

• 慑人shè rénintimidating; fearsome; (fig.) awe-inspiring; breathtaking; stunning
• 慑服shè fúto overawe; to be scared into submission

Words containing 慑

• 震慑zhèn shèto awe; to intimidate
• 威慑wēi shèto deter
• 核威慑hé wēi shènuclear deterrence
• 威慑力量wēi shè lì liangdeterrent force; deterrent
• 核威慑力量hé wēi shè lì liangnuclear deterrent
• 核威慑政策hé wēi shè zhèng cèpolicy of nuclear intimidation

Characters that look like 慑

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 摄shè(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images)…
• 握wòto hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control
• 慷kāngused in 慷慨
• 谧mì(literary) quiet; peaceful; tranquil
• 傣DǎiDai ethnic group
• 愠yùnindignant; feel hurt

Sounds the same

Read shè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 社(bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land
• 设to set up; to put in place; (math) given; suppose; if
• 射to shoot; to launch; to allude to
• 摄(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images)…
• 涉(literary) to wade across a body of water; (bound form) to experience; to undergo
• 拾to ascend in light steps
• 赦to pardon (a convict)
• 舍(bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my…
• 麝musk deer (Moschus moschiferus); also called 香獐子
• 蠂Podisma mikado
• 歙used in 歙县
• 韘archer's thumb ring