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惧

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to fear

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
11
Radical
心 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
惧
Common rank
#2,432
Unicode
U+60E7

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Formation & memory

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How 惧 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

忄 meaning “heart” + 具 sound ( jù )

Components 忄 具

How to remember it

be frightened · Heisig RSH #1801

state of mind + tool

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 惧

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
同性恋恐惧症 tóng xìng liàn kǒng jù zhèng homophobia
广场恐惧症 guǎng chǎng kǒng jù zhèng agoraphobia
社交恐惧症 shè jiāo kǒng jù zhèng social phobia; social anxiety
坦然无惧 tǎn rán wú jù remain calm and undaunted
密集恐惧症 mì jí kǒng jù zhèng trypophobia
惧高症 jù gāo zhèng acrophobia; fear of heights
广场恐惧 guǎng chǎng kǒng jù agoraphobia
恐惧症 kǒng jù zhèng phobia
惧内 jù nèi henpecked
幽闭恐惧症 yōu bì kǒng jù zhèng claustrophobia
惊惧 jīng jù to be alarmed; to be terrified
幽闭恐惧 yōu bì kǒng jù claustrophobia
危惧 wēi jù afraid; apprehensive
恐惧 kǒng jù to be frightened; fear; dread
疑惧 yí jù misgivings
戒惧 jiè jù wary
惧怕 jù pà to be afraid
忧惧 yōu jù apprehension; apprehensive
畏惧 wèi jù to fear; to dread; foreboding
怵惧 chù jù fear; dread; panic

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
具 sound part jù tool, implement; to draw up, to write
俱 jù all, together; accompany
飓 jù cyclone, gale, typhoon
犋 jù unit of animal power (sufficient to pull a plow, harrow etc)