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恐
kǒng
1. afraid
2. frightened
3. to fear
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

恐
kǒng
fearful, apprehensive; to fear, to dread
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

反恐
fǎnkǒng
anti-terrorism
唯恐
wéikǒng
for fear that
恐同
kǒngtóng
see [[恐同症<kǒngtóngzhèng>]]
恐吓
kǒnghè
to threaten
HSK 6
恐怕
kǒngpà
fear
HSK 4
恐怖
kǒngbù
terrible
HSK 6
恐慌
kǒnghuāng
panic
恐惧
kǒngjù
fear
HSK 6
恐鸟
kǒngniǎo
monstrous bird
恐龙
kǒnglóng
dinosaur
惟恐
wéikǒng
for fear that
惶恐
huángkǒng
terrified
支恐
zhīkǒng
to support terrorism
暴恐
bàokǒng
(attributive) terrorist
惊恐
jīngkǒng
to alarm
恐同症
kǒngtóngzhèng
homophobia
恐怖片
kǒngbùpiàn
horror movie
恐怖症
kǒngbùzhèng
phobia
恐惧症
kǒngjùzhèng
phobia
恐旷症
kǒngkuàngzhèng
agoraphobia

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
890
Word Frequency Rank
1,006 of 84,292

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