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恐 - kǒng

fear; fearful, apprehensive

fear; fearful, apprehensive

How to read 恐

Click 恐 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinkǒng
Englishfear; fearful, apprehensive
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

恐共 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 恐同. Please read 恐吓 one more time.

Common words with this character

to fear the Communists
to be homophobic
to threaten; to menace
to have an aversion to getting married

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 恐 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 恐共 and 恐同 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 恐.