恐 kǒng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 巩 to bind, to guard, to strengthen 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恐怕
kǒngpà
I am afraid that
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
- 恐怕要下雨。 Kǒngpà yào xià yǔ. I am afraid it will rain.
- 我恐怕迟到。 Wǒ kǒngpà chídào. I am afraid I will be late.
- 他恐怕不来。 Tā kǒngpà bù lái. I am afraid he will not come.