恐
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kǒng · fearful, apprehensive

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10Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 恐

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kǒngWords pronounced kǒng
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Example sentences

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Wǒ kǒng pà bú shì gè hěn hǎo de huǒ bàn.我恐怕不是个很好的伙伴。

I'm afraid I wouldn't be very good company.

Source: Tatoeba #5780602 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng zài kǒng jù zhōng shēng huó.我不想在恐惧中生活。

I don't want to live my life in fear.

Source: Tatoeba #2037323 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cóng méi dú guò nà me kǒng bù de xiǎo shuō.我从没读过那么恐怖的小说。

I have never read such a scary novel.

Source: Tatoeba #343762 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de yǎn jīng yǎn shì bùliǎo nèi xīn de kǒng huāng.他的眼睛掩饰不了内心的恐慌。

His eyes betrayed his fear.

Source: Tatoeba #1997127 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kǒng lóng hǎo jiǔ yǐ qián jiù miè jué le.恐龙好久以前就灭绝了。

Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago.

Source: Tatoeba #1138994 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kǒng pà huì biàn chéng yí gè hǎo rén ò.你恐怕会变成一个好人哦。

You're in danger of becoming a good man.

Source: Tatoeba #866268 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 恐 in context

  1. Say kǒng, then recall the core meaning: fearful, apprehensive.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 恐怕 (kǒng pà), meaning “fear”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 恐 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.