慑 shè afraid
afraid; scared
How to remember 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.
Component breakdown
慑 = 忄 heart + 聂 ear to ear
- 忄 heart
- 聂 ear to ear
Every heart in the tent pounds as the campers lie ear to ear, listening to the bear outside and growing more afraid.
How it is used
- 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.