怯 (qiè): Cowardly — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 怯

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怯=忄heart+去to go

The heart (忄) feels the weight of earth (去) — to be timid, cowardly, or lacking courage.

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HSK Vocabulary: 怯

HSK words that contain this character.

胆怯

dǎn qiè

timid; cowardly

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Example Sentences

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

tā他

de的

qiè怯

nuò懦

ràng让

tā他

cuò错

shī失

le了

hěn很

duō多

jī机

huì会

。

His cowardice made him miss many opportunities

tā他

dì第

yī一

cì次

shàng上

tái台

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

shí时

miàn面

duì对

guān观

zhòng众

shí时

，

tā她

zǒng总

shì是

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He was very timid during his first stage speech

She always gets stage fright when facing the audience

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Characters with radical "忄".

xīng惺 qiáo憔 dǒng懂 tián恬 wéi惟 jì悸

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