恐怖
Old HSK 6
恐怖 (kǒngbù) · frightening
恐怖 (kǒngbù) means “frightening; terrible; horror”. It is written with 2 characters: 恐 (fearful) + 怖 (frightened). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 恐怖 is built
The characters
恐 kǒng · fearful
What 恐 is made of
- 巩gǒng — to bind
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 凡fán — any
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丶 — dot
- 工gōng — labor
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 巩 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
怖 bù · frightened
What 怖 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 布bù — cotton
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
Example sentences
他不喜欢看恐怖电影。Tā bù xǐhuan kàn kǒngbù diànyǐng.He doesn't like watching horror films.
那个故事太恐怖了。Nàge gùshì tài kǒngbù le.That story is too frightening.
Questions about 恐怖
What does 恐怖 mean?
恐怖 (kǒngbù) means “frightening; terrible; horror”.
How do you pronounce 恐怖?
恐怖 is pronounced kǒngbù.
Which HSK level is 恐怖?
恐怖 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 恐怖 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 108: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.