terror

terrified; afraid; frightened

heart (忄) + sound bù (布) = terror

The heart radical anchors the meaning: a feeling that grips the chest with dread. 布 contributes the sound bù and carries no intended meaning here.

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那部恐电影让我晚上睡不着。

nà bù kǒng bù diàn yǐng ràng wǒ wǎn shang shuì bù zháo。

That horror movie made me unable to sleep at night.

黑暗中突然出现的声音令她感到恐

hēi àn zhōng tū rán chū xiàn de shēng yīn lìng tā gǎn dào kǒng bù。

The sound that suddenly appeared in the darkness made her feel terrified.

Words with 怖

恐怖片

kǒng bù piàn

horror movie

惊怖

jīng bù

to surprise

基地恐怖组织

jī dì kǒng bù zǔ zhī

same as 基地組織|基地组织

广场恐怖症

guǎng chǎng kǒng bù zhèng

agoraphobia

恐怖

kǒng bù

terrible

恐怖主义

kǒng bù zhǔ yì

terrorism

恐怖主义者

kǒng bù zhǔ yì zhě

terrorist

恐怖分子

kǒng bù fèn zǐ

variant of 恐怖分子[kong3 bu4 fen4 zi3]

恐怖片儿

kǒng bù piān r

erhua variant of 恐怖片[kong3 bu4 pian4]

恐怖症

kǒng bù zhèng

phobia

恐怖组织

kǒng bù zǔ zhī

terrorist organization

恐怖袭击

kǒng bù xí jī

terrorist attack

More characters with 忄