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怕 (pà): To fear — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 3Recognition 3Writing 3
1.

Animated Stroke Order 怕

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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xīn · heart
白bái · white
怕=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 怕

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5.

How to Use 怕

Direct fear or frightfulness

Words that directly express a state of fear or describe something as frightening.

害怕 • hài pà • afraid • HSK 3
HSK 3
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
hài害
pà怕
dú独
zì自
zǒu走
yè

Information

Pinyinpà
Meaningto fear, to be afraid
Strokes8
Radical忄
Traditional怕
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#472
Zhuyinㄆㄚˋ
UnicodeU+6015
CangjiePHA
忄xīn · heart
+白bái · white

Think of a heart turning white with fear.

hài害
pà怕

afraid

可怕 • kě pà • frightening; dreadful • HSK 5
HSK 5
kě可
pà怕

frightening; dreadful

Expressing worry or conjecture

Words used to convey concern, apprehension, or a tentative guess about a situation.

恐怕 • kǒng pà • afraid • HSK 4
HSK 4
kǒng恐
pà怕

afraid

生怕 • shēng pà • fear / be afraid • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shēng生
pà怕

fear / be afraid

夜
lù路
。

He is afraid of walking alone at night.

nǐ你
kǒng恐
pà怕
hái还
bù不
zhī知
dào道
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
ba吧
？

I'm afraid you haven't heard this news yet, have you?

zhǐ只
pà怕
shí时
jiān间
bù不
gòu够
。

I'm afraid there isn't enough time.

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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