怕 (pà)

to fear / to be afraid of / perhaps

How 怕 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
忄 — heart
Traditional
怕
Simplified
怕 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 怕

可怕 kěpà
awful; dreadful; fearful
哪怕 nǎpà
even; even if; even though
害怕 hàipà
to be afraid; to be scared
恐怕 kǒngpà
fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...
不怕 bùpà
fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)
只怕 zhǐpà
I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
後怕 hòupà
lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress
怕事 pàshì
timid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble
怕生 pàshēng
fear of strangers; to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
怕羞 pàxiū
coy; shy; bashful
懼怕 jùpà
to be afraid
生怕 shēngpà
to fear; afraid; extremely nervous

怕 in a sentence

我最怕蟑螂了,看到都會尖叫。

Wǒ zuì pà zhāngláng le, kàndào dōu huì jiānjiào.

“I am most afraid of cockroaches; I scream whenever I see one.”

How common is 怕?

怕 is the 630th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 80.7% of all running text.

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