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怯
qiè
afraid, lacking in courage
🔤 Pictophonetic:
忄 (heart) provides meaning, 去 provides pronunciation
Words Using 怯 (17)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
胆怯
dǎnqiè
timid / cowardly
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胆怯
dǎnqiè
timid / cowardly
怯
qiè
timid / cowardly / rustic / Taiwan pr. <què>
怯
qiè
timid / cowardly / rustic / Taiwan pr. <què>
怯懦
qiènuò
timid / gutless / weakling
怯懦
qiènuò
timid / gutless / weakling
羞怯
xiūqiè
shy / timid
羞怯
xiūqiè
shy / timid
卑怯
bēiqiè
mean and cowardly / abject
卑怯
bēiqiè
mean and cowardly / abject
怯弱
qièruò
timid / weak
怯弱
qièruò
timid / weak
怯子
qièzi
person with country accent / rustic / country bumpkin
怯子
qièzi
person with country accent / rustic / country bumpkin
怯生
qièshēng
shy
怯生
qièshēng
shy
怯生生
qièshēngshēng
shy
怯生生
qièshēngshēng
shy
怯羞
qièxiū
see [[羞怯<xiūqiè>]]
怯羞
qièxiū
see [[羞怯<xiūqiè>]]
Component Breakdown
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⿰忄去
i
Component Tree i
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic:
A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
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HSK 5