Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 恐


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Meaning

afraid, frightened, to fear

Pronunciation

kǒng

Explanation

Top: craftsman , ordinary, general [= A table with scratches is ordinary.), bottom: heart

Mnemonic

Craftsmen are generally in their hearts: fearful.

Radicals

heart(Image of a heart with coronary arteries.)
ordinary(Shows a table with a scratch , that makes it ordinary.)
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Vocabulary

恐怕 kǒng pà fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
恐惧 kǒng jù fear; dread; phobia
恐慌 kǒng huāng panic; panicky; panic-stricken
恐怖 kǒng bù terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
白色恐怖 Bái sè kǒng bù White Terror
惟恐 wéi kǒng for fear that; lest
惟恐天下不乱 wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn motivated by a desire to see the world in chaos; lest all under heaven's not in chaos and disorder
惶恐 huáng kǒng terrified
有恃无恐 yǒu shì wú kǒng secure in the knowledge that one has backing

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