慑 Strokes Write it Listen 慑 shè afraid, scared; to frighten, to intimidate HSK 7–9 13 strokes Radical 忄 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from忄meaningxīnheart; mind; soul聂soundnièto whisper; surname How it works忄 hints at the meaning (heart), and 聂 niè hints at the sound.