Memory phrase for the character: 恐

恐

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Meaning

afraid, frightened, to fear

Pronunciation

kǒng

Explanation

 Top: craftsman 工, ordinary, general 凡 [= A table 几 with a scratch 丶 is ordinary.), bottom: heart 心

Mnemonic
 
Craftsmen are generally in their hearts: fearful.

Radicals

工 work, to buildCross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
凡 ordinaryA table 几 with a scratch 丶 makes it ordinary.
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.




 Vocabulary

恐怕 kǒng pà  fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
恐惧 kǒng jù  fear; dread; phobia
恐慌 kǒng huāng  panic; panicky; panic-stricken
恐怖 kǒng bù  terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
白色恐怖 Bái sè kǒng bù  White Terror
惟恐 wéi kǒng  for fear that; lest
惟恐天下不乱 wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn  motivated by a desire to see the world in chaos; lest all under heaven's not in chaos and disorder
惶恐 huáng kǒng  terrified
有恃无恐 yǒu shì wú kǒng  secure in the knowledge that one has backing
有恃无恐 yǒu shì wú kǒng  

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