How do you pronounce 嚇?

Q: How do you pronounce 嚇? A: haak3, e.g.

嚇 (haak3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

嚇 (haak3, xià) — (verb) 1. to threaten; (adjective) scary; (verb) Threaten; to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to startle

嚇死 (haak3 sei2) — scare the life out of someone, scare someone to death
嚇窒 (haak3 zat6) — (adjective + verb) frightened; panicked; scared
嚇親 (haak3 can1) — frightened (spoken)
嚇阻 (haak3 zo2) — to deter
嚇鬼 (haak3 gwai2) — to scare the ghost, who are you trying to scare?
嚇唬 (haak3 fu2) — (verb) Bluff