怯
timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,544 U+602F
How 怯 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 去 (phonetic, qù)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 去
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 去 (qù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 去 sound component | qù | to go away, to leave, to depart |
| 劫 | jié | to take by force, to coerce; disaster; misfortune |
| 却 | què | still, but; decline; retreat |
| 佉 | qū | the name of a divine being; surname |
| 珐 | fà | enamel, cloissoné |
| 砝 | fǎ | a standard weight (as for a balance) |
Words containing 怯
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 临死不怯 | lín sǐ bù qiè | equanimity in the face of death; to face dangers with assurance |
| 怯生生 | qiè shēng shēng | shy |
| 大勇若怯，大智若愚 | dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú | a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may … |
| 大勇若怯 | dà yǒng ruò qiè | a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed |
| 怯子 | qiè zi | person with country accent; rustic; country bumpkin |
| 怯生 | qiè shēng | shy |
| 怯声怯气 | qiè shēng qiè qì | to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom) |
| 怯意 | qiè yì | timidity; nervousness; sense of apprehension |
| 怯场 | qiè chǎng | to have stage fright |
| 露怯 | lòu qiè | to display one's ignorance; to make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder |
| 惊怯 | jīng qiè | cowardly and panicking |
| 胆怯 | dǎn qiè | timidity; timid; cowardly |
| 怯弱 | qiè ruò | timid; weak |
| 卑怯 | bēi qiè | mean and cowardly; abject |
| 怯羞 | qiè xiū | see 羞怯[xiu1 qie4] |
| 羞怯 | xiū qiè | shy; timid |
| 畏怯 | wèi qiè | timorous; nervous |
| 怯懦 | qiè nuò | timid; cowardly; chicken-hearted |