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The character 骇 combines the horse radical 马 on the left, indicating its semantic category, with the phonetic component 亥 on the right, which suggests the pronunciation. Originally, it described a horse's sudden reaction to being startled or frightened. Over time, the meaning extended to human emotions, representing the feeling of deep shock, terror, or astonishment in response to alarming events. Today, it commonly appears in compound words related to horror and intense surprise.
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这故事真骇人。
他露出骇然的表情。
电影里的怪兽很骇人。
听到爆炸声，大家骇异不已。
这场事故骇醒了沉睡的居民。
科学家们被这个发现骇住了。
骇人的真相让所有人都沉默了。
即便是在噩梦中，她也未曾经历过如此骇人的情境。