怖

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terror; terrified; afraid; frightened

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

忄 meaning “heart” + 布 sound ( bù )

Components 忄布

be scared of · Heisig RSH #1812

state of mind + 布 cloth

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
生物恐怖主义	shēng wù kǒng bù zhǔ yì	bioterrorism
恐怖主义者	kǒng bù zhǔ yì zhě	terrorist
基地恐怖组织	Jī dì Kǒng bù Zǔ zhī	Al-Qaeda; same as 基地組織\|基地组织
广场恐怖症	guǎng chǎng kǒng bù zhèng	agoraphobia
恐怖分子	kǒng bù fèn zǐ	variant of 恐怖分子[kong3 bu4 fen4 zi3]
恐怖分子	kǒng bù fèn zǐ	terrorist
白色恐怖	Bái sè kǒng bù	White Terror
恐怖主义	kǒng bù zhǔ yì	terrorism
恐怖片儿	kǒng bù piān r	erhua variant of 恐怖片[kong3 bu4 pian4]
血液恐怖症	xuè yè kǒng bù zhèng	blood phobia
恐怖电影	kǒng bù diàn yǐng	horror movie
恐怖组织	kǒng bù zǔ zhī	terrorist organization
恐怖片	kǒng bù piàn	horror movie; CL:部[bu4]
恐怖症	kǒng bù zhèng	phobia
恐怖袭击	kǒng bù xí jī	terrorist attack
惊怖	jīng bù	to surprise
恐怖	kǒng bù	terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist

Characters sharing the sound component 布 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
布 sound part	bù	cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
钸	bū	plutonium