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Animated Stroke Order 怕

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 怕 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 怕

怕 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

怕=忄heart+白white

The heart (忄) turns white (白) with fear, like a sudden fright — to fear or be afraid.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 怕

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 怕

HSK words that contain this character.

害怕

hài pà

afraid

恐怕

kǒng pà

afraid

可怕

kě pà

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 怕 is used in context

tā他

hài害

pà怕

dú独

zì自

zǒu走

yè

Information

Pinyinpà

Meaningto fear

Strokes8

Radical忄

Traditional怕

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#472

Zhuyinㄆㄚˋ

UnicodeU+6015

CangjiePHA

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frightening; dreadful

HSK 5

哪怕

nǎ pà

even if; even though

生怕

shēng pà

fear / be afraid

夜

lù路

。

He is afraid of walking alone at night.

tā她

bú不

pà怕

rèn任

hé何

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

She is not afraid of any challenges.

xiǎo小

hái孩

zi子

pà怕

hēi黑

。

Little children are afraid of the dark.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

zhēn真

de的

hěn很

kě可

pà怕

。

This movie is really frightening.

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