hài
terrify
Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 亥 represents the sound. Simplified form of 駭.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 骇
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to astonish | ||
shocking | ||
to be shocked | ||
universally shocking | ||
dumbstruck |