恐惧 kǒngjù▶ Ketakutan

Stroke order

恐惧 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

• 恐 — 10 strokes
• 惧 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. to be frightened
2. fear
3. dread

Related words

• 恐吓mengintimidasi
• 恐怖teror
• 畏惧Ketakutan
• 争先恐后berjuang menjadi yang pertama; bersaing
• 恐怕Saya khawatir

恐惧 is pronounced kǒngjù and means “Ketakutan”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 恐惧 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.