恐 kǒng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恐怖
kǒngbù
terrifying; terror; horror
Characters in this word
怖 bù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 布 cotton, linen, textiles
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 战争留下的恐怖记忆，往往会在几代人之间延续。 Zhànzhēng liúxià de kǒngbù jìyì, wǎngwǎng huì zài jǐ dài rén zhījiān yánxù. The terrifying memories left by war often continue across generations.
- 昨晚的恐怖电影吓得我一晚上没睡着。 Zuówǎn de kǒngbù diànyǐng xià de wǒ yì wǎnshang méi shuìzháo. The horror film last night scared me so much I could not sleep all night.
- 森林里传来一阵恐怖的叫声，大家都不敢动。 Sēnlín li chuánlái yí zhèn kǒngbù de jiàoshēng, dàjiā dōu bù gǎn dòng. A terrifying cry came from the forest and nobody dared to move.
Related words
- 恐怕 kǒngpà I am afraid that
- 恐惧 kǒngjù fearful, terrified
- 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
- 惊慌 jīnghuāng panicked; alarmed
- 焦急 jiāojí anxious; worried
- 惊吓 jīngxià to frighten; fright
- 焦躁 jiāozào restless; agitated; irritable
- 生怕 shēngpà to fear; lest
- 恼火 nǎohuǒ annoyed; irritated; angry