骇 Strokes Write it Listen 骇 hài to terrify, to shock, to frighten HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 马 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from马meaningmǎhorse; surname亥soundhài12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations How it works马 hints at the meaning (horse), and 亥 hài hints at the sound.