Keyword
timid
- afraid
- lacking in courage
- Frequency
- #3271
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
qiè
Mnemonic
忄 (heart) gives the meaning and 去 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
胆怯
timidity; timid; cowardly
怯懦
timid; cowardly; chicken-hearted
羞怯
shy; timid
怯
timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. què
怯场
to have stage fright
怯弱
timid; weak
畏怯
timorous; nervous
卑怯
mean and cowardly; abject
怯生生
shy
露怯
to display one's ignorance; to make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder
怯意
timidity; nervousness; sense of apprehension