惧
to fear
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,432 U+60E7
How 惧 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 具 (phonetic, jù)
How to remember it
be frightened · Heisig RSH #1801
state of mind + tool
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 具
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 具 (jù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 具 sound component | 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) |
Words containing 惧
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |