terror

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

is a component form of .

布 sound component

  Sound component

  

cotton cloth

Evolution

怖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
怖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

terror, fear; frighten; terrified; terror; afraid; frightened

Most common words with 怖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

恐怖

terrible

恐怖主义

terrorism

恐怖组织

terrorist organization

terror

恐怖片

horror movie