恐 (hung2 | kong3) : fear; terrify

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恐

hung2

kong3

[1] [v] fear; dread; be scared of
[2] [v] terrify; intimidate; threaten
[3] [adv] perhaps; probably; may

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

恐

This word has been viewed 6876 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Dec 2009 13:25

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爭先恐後 zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 zheng1 xian1 kong3 hou4 = compete with one another over something

恐嚇 hung2 haak3 kong3 he4 = to threaten; to menace

恐怕 hung2 paa3 kong3 pa4 = [1] (I'm) afraid (that); [2] perhaps, I think

恐怖 hung2 bou3 kong3 bu4 = terror

恐慌 hung2 fong1 kong3 huang1 = panic, panicky, panic-stricken

恐龍 hung2 lung4 kong3 long2 = dinosaur

恐懼 hung2 geoi6 kong3 ju4 = fear, dread

反恐 faan2 hung2 fan3 kong3 = anti-terror

陌生恐懼 mak6 sang1 hung2 geoi6 mo4 sheng1 kong3 ju4 = fear of the unknown

恐怖份子 hung2 bou3 fan6 zi2 kong3 bu4 fen4 zi3 = terrorist
See all 24 compounds (CantoDict reports 34 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 恐
Unicode code for this character: U+6050 (off-site link)

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