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Keyword
to fear
  • fearful
  • apprehensive
  • to dread
Frequency
#897
Strokes
10
Readings
kǒng100%
Mnemonic
心 (heart) gives the meaning and 巩 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
恐怖kǒngbù
terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
恐惧kǒngjù
to be frightened; fear; dread
恐怕kǒngpà
fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
反恐fǎnkǒng
anti-terrorism; to fight against terrorism
恐慌kǒnghuāng
panic; panicky; panic-stricken
恐吓kǒnghè
to threaten; to menace
恐龙kǒnglóng
dinosaur (CL:头 (tóu),只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly person
恐kǒng
afraid; frightened; to fear
惊恐jīngkǒng
to be alarmed; to be frightened
恐怖组织kǒngbùzǔzhī
terrorist organization
唯恐wéikǒng
for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐
争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòu
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
诚惶诚恐chénghuángchéngkǒng
in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
恐袭kǒngxí
terrorist attack (abbr. for 恐怖袭击 (kǒngbùxíjī))
有恃无恐yǒushìwúkǒng
secure in the knowledge that one has backing
暴恐bàokǒng
(attributive) terrorist