怖 bù frightened
frightened; terrified
怎么记住“怖”: 忄 heart + 布 cotton = frightened. The little girl's heart races as she hides under the cotton sheet in the thunderstorm, frightened of every flash.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
怖 = 忄 heart + 布 cotton
- 忄 heart meaning
- 布 cotton sound
The little girl's heart races as she hides under the cotton sheet in the thunderstorm, frightened of every flash.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the cotton cloth gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; fear/terror, mainly in 恐怖 (kǒngbù), terrifying/terror: 恐怖分子 (kǒngbù fènzǐ) terrorist, 恐怖片 (kǒngbùpiàn) horror film.
- 恐怖 is stronger than 可怕 (kěpà, scary), implying dread or organized terror.