• 889th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kǒng (kong3)afraid • frightened • to fear

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kǒng (kong3)The component is pronounced as 'gǒng' (gong3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for kǒng (kong3)The component is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

恐怖 
恐惧 (恐懼)

Uncommon

恐吓 (恐嚇)
恐怕 
恐怖片 
恐慌 
恐惧症 (恐懼症)
恐龙 (恐龍)
惶恐 
惊恐 (驚恐)

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  • 1464th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (he4)to scare • to intimidate • to threaten • (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut • (interjection showing astonishment)
2. xià (xia4)to frighten • to scare

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xià (xia4)The component is pronounced as 'xià' (xia4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

吓唬 (嚇唬)
惊吓 (驚嚇)

Uncommon

吓一跳 (嚇一跳)
吓倒 (嚇倒)
吓傻 (嚇傻)
吓坏 (嚇壞)
恐吓 (恐嚇)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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