害 hài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
害怕
hàipà
to be afraid
Characters in this word
怕 pà
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 白 white
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我害怕黑夜。 Wǒ hàipà hēiyè. I am afraid of the night.
- 她不害怕狗。 Tā bù hàipà gǒu. She is not afraid of dogs.
- 别害怕老师。 Bié hàipà lǎoshī. Do not be afraid of the teacher.