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懼
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇯🇵🇰🇷
惧
🇨🇳

be frightened

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
jù
ク
おそ.れる
구
Components
Traditional (懼)
忄 heart (side)+ 瞿 Qu (surname) =
懼 be frightened
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
heart
瞿 Phonetic component
qú Qu (surname)
surname
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Simplified (惧)
忄 heart (side)+ 具 tool =
惧 fear
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
具 Phonetic component
jù tool
tool, implement
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
惧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
惧 / 懼 [jù]
to fear
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (19)
恐惧 [kǒng​jù] #1,641
to be frightened
畏惧 [wèi​jù] #8,412
to fear
惧怕 [jù​pà] #9,130
to be afraid
恐惧症 [kǒng​jù​zhèng] #9,180
phobia
惊惧 [jīng​jù] #52,654
to be alarmed
疑惧 [yí​jù] #68,757
misgivings
惧高症 [jù​gāo​zhèng] #33,263
acrophobia
忧惧 [yōu​jù] #52,499
apprehension
危惧 [wēi​jù] #63,872
afraid
同性恋恐惧症 [tóng​xìng​liàn​kǒng​jù​zhèng]
homophobia
9 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ 恐れる [おそれる] #1,830
to fear
恐懼 [きょうく] #65,038
being struck with awe
危懼 [きく] #136,263
apprehension
恐る [おそる] #153,498
to fear
恐懼感激 [きょうくかんげき] #199,136
being struck with awe
畏懼 [いく] #233,385
reverence
驚懼 [きょうく] #246,660
being startled
惶懼 [こうく] #307,919
being struck with awe
憂懼 [ゆうく]
fear
疑懼 [ぎく]
apprehension