怖
terror; terrified; afraid; frightened
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,617 U+6016
How 怖 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 布 (phonetic, bù)
How to remember it
be scared of · Heisig RSH #1812
state of mind + 布 cloth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 布
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 布 (bù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 布 sound component | bù | cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread |
| 钸 | bū | plutonium |
Words containing 怖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生物恐怖主义 | shēng wù kǒng bù zhǔ yì | bioterrorism |
| 恐怖主义者 | kǒng bù zhǔ yì zhě | terrorist |
| 基地恐怖组织 | Jī dì Kǒng bù Zǔ zhī | Al-Qaeda; same as 基地組織|基地组织 |
| 广场恐怖症 | guǎng chǎng kǒng bù zhèng | agoraphobia |
| 恐怖分子 | kǒng bù fèn zǐ | variant of 恐怖分子[kong3 bu4 fen4 zi3] |
| 恐怖分子 | kǒng bù fèn zǐ | terrorist |
| 白色恐怖 | Bái sè kǒng bù | White Terror |
| 恐怖主义 | kǒng bù zhǔ yì | terrorism |
| 恐怖片儿 | kǒng bù piān r | erhua variant of 恐怖片[kong3 bu4 pian4] |
| 血液恐怖症 | xuè yè kǒng bù zhèng | blood phobia |
| 恐怖电影 | kǒng bù diàn yǐng | horror movie |
| 恐怖组织 | kǒng bù zǔ zhī | terrorist organization |
| 恐怖片 | kǒng bù piàn | horror movie; CL:部[bu4] |
| 恐怖症 | kǒng bù zhèng | phobia |
| 恐怖袭击 | kǒng bù xí jī | terrorist attack |
| 惊怖 | jīng bù | to surprise |
| 恐怖 | kǒng bù | terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist |