HSK 2 · Feelings

怕

pà

to be afraid

Stroke order of 怕

怕 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

忄 a heart beside 白 white: a heart gone pale from fear.

Parts: 忄 heart + 白 white

Example sentence

我不怕黑。

I'm not afraid of the dark.

Words with 怕

可怕terrible; scary 恐怕I'm afraid; perhaps 害怕to be afraid

More words: Feelings

开心happy 快乐happy; joyful 难过sad; upset 放心to be at ease; to relax 感动to move (emotionally); moved 满意satisfied 不满dissatisfied 可怕terrible; scary 急anxious; urgent 心情mood 心里in one's heart; in one's mind 心中in one's heart 感到to feel 感觉to feel; feeling 不好意思sorry; embarrassed 啊ah; oh (particle)

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