怖 (bù): Fear — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 7-9

Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 怖

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 怖

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

怖

忄heart

布cloth

怖=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 怖

怖 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 怖

Common word with 怖

One common HSK word with 怖 is 恐怖, meaning "terrifying; horrible; dreadful".

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Example Sentences

tā他

xīn心

zhōng中

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

bù

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忄heart

+布cloth

The heart (忄) is cloth (布) that covers anxiety, revealing terror or dread — to be terrified or horrified.

kǒng恐

bù怖

terrifying; horrible; dreadful

怖

jù惧

。

His heart is filled with fear.

zhè这

zhǒng种

kǒng恐

bù怖

zhèng症

ràng让

tā她

bù不

gǎn敢

zuò坐

fēi飞

jī机

。

This phobia makes her afraid to fly.

zhè这

bù部

kǒng恐

bù怖

piàn片

de的

qíng情

jié节

ràng让

rén人

máo毛

gǔ骨

sǒng悚

rán然

。

The plot of this horror movie makes one's hair stand on end.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

fēi非

cháng常

kǒng恐

bù怖

。

This movie is very scary.

nà那

ge个

gù故

shì事

de的

qíng情

jié节

hěn很

kě可

bù怖

。

The plot of that story is frightening.

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