恐 kǒng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恐惧
kǒngjù
fearful, terrified
Characters in this word
惧 jù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 具 tool, implement
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面对未知的疾病，人们最初往往会感到恐惧。 Miànduì wèizhī de jíbìng, rénmen zuìchū wǎngwǎng huì gǎndào kǒngjù. Facing an unknown disease, people often feel fear at first.
- 他从小对黑暗有一种说不出的恐惧。 Tā cóngxiǎo duì hēi'àn yǒu yì zhǒng shuō bu chū de kǒngjù. Since childhood he has had an inexplicable fear of the dark.
- 看到那条大蛇，她吓得浑身发抖，眼里满是恐惧。 Kàndào nà tiáo dà shé, tā xià de húnshēn fādǒu, yǎn li mǎn shì kǒngjù. Seeing the big snake, she trembled all over, her eyes full of terror.
Related words
- 恐怕 kǒngpà I am afraid that
- 恐怖 kǒngbù terrifying; terror; horror
- 恐吓 kǒnghè to threaten; to intimidate
- 恐慌 kǒnghuāng panic; alarm
- 恐龙 kǒnglóng dinosaur
- 争先恐后 zhēngxiānkǒnghòu to strive to be first and fear being last; to rush eagerly one after another
- 畏惧 wèijù to fear; to dread
- 担忧 dānyōu to worry, to be anxious
- 愤怒 fènnù angry
- 发愁 fāchóu to worry, to feel anxious
- 大吃一惊 dàchīyìjīng to be greatly surprised
- 焦虑 jiāolǜ anxious