fear

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

heart

瞿 sound component

  Sound component

  

surname

Evolution

懼 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
懼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
懼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
懼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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fear, be afraid of, dread; to fear

Most common words with 懼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

恐惧

fear

畏惧

to fear

to fear

惧怕

to be afraid

恐惧症

phobia