How to write 慑

慑 (shè) 1. 恐惧，害怕。 [En.] Fear; be awed. 例如: 慑服 (to be afraid and obedient), 慑惮 (to be timid), 慑息 (to hold one's breath in fear). 2. 威胁，使恐惧。 [En.] Terrorize. 例如: 威慑 (to intimidate), 震慑 (to instill fear). 【本义】: 恐惧 [En.] The original meaning: fear. 【造字法】: 形声。从心，聂声。 [En.] Character formation: a phonetic compound. Composed of the "heart" radical and the phonetic element "聂". 引: 1. 《说文》: 慑，失气也。 [En.] "Shuowen" states: "慑 means to lose one's breath." 2. 《礼记·乐记》: 柔气不慑。 注:“犹恐惧也。” [En.] "Liji" states: "Gentle qi does not induce fear." Note: "It is equivalent to fear." 3. 《礼记·曲礼》: 则志不慑。 注:“犹怯惑也。” [En.] "Liji" states: "Then the will is not frightened." Note: "It is equivalent to timidity." 4. 《荀子·礼论》: 不至于隘慑伤生。 [En.] "Xunzi" states: "Do not let fear obstruct life." 5. 邵长蘅《阎典史传》: 贼连毙者三，气慑，扬帆去。 [En.] "Shachangheng" writes: "Three bandits died consecutively; filled with terror, we set sail." 6. 宋· 苏轼《教战守》: 使其心志安于斩刈杀伐之际而不慑。 [En.] "Su Shi" states: "Make their hearts settled in the face of cutting and killing, so as not to be afraid." 例: 例如: 慑怯 (timid), 慑气 (to hold one's breath in fear), 慑息 (to dare not make a sound due to fear), 慑慑 (to lose courage due to fear), 慑惮 (to be afraid and apprehensive), 慑怖 (to be frightened), 慑畏 (to fear), 慑愕 (to be surprised), 慑栗 (to tremble in fear). 同本义: 恐惧 [En.] The same original meaning: fear. 引: 1. 《淮南子·汜沦》: 威动天地，声慑四海。 [En.] "Huainanzi" states: "The power shakes the heavens and the earth, and the voice terrifies the four seas." 例: 例如: 慑服 (to submit in fear).