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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jù | ju4
English translation
to fear
to fear, to dread

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

忄具

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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悲伤 bēi shāng 恐惧 kǒngjù 解脱 jiě tuō 好象 hǎo xiàng 三只 diǎo , zài 脑海 nǎo hǎi 鼓翼飞翔 fēixiáng , shuí kěn 安顿 ān dùn 下来 xià lai .

Grief, horror, relief - they fluttered in her mind like birds, none of them willing to settle.

抓起 Dāo ,毫不 háo bù 畏惧 wèijù de duì zhāo 这个 zhè ge 男子 nán zǐ .

She whipped up a knife and faced the man bravely.

zuì hǎo 自己 zìjǐ 毫无 háowú 畏惧 wèijù ér 信心 xìnxīn 十足 shízú , 老家伙 lǎo jiā huo , " shuì .

" You better be fearless and confident yourself, old man, " he said.

gāi huì yòu yǒu xiàng zhàn , ” 瑞珏惊惧 jīng jù de shuì .

" I hope there won't be any street fighting, " Jui - chueh said in alarm.

恐惧 kǒngjù huò 寒冷 hán lěng 有时 yǒu shí Líng rén de 牙齿 yáchǐ Zhí 打颤.

Fear or cold sometimes makes a person's teeth chatter.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
恐惧 kǒngjù fear恐懼
畏惧 wèijù to fear畏懼
to fear
惧怕 jù pà to be afraid懼怕
恐惧症 kǒng jù zhèng phobia恐懼症
惊惧 jīng jù to be alarmed驚懼
疑惧 yí jù misgivings疑懼
惧高症 jù gāo zhèng acrophobia懼高症
忧惧 yōu jù apprehension憂懼
危惧 wēi jù afraid危懼

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