拼音
- pà (fourth tone, falling)
to fear, to be afraid of; to be afraid that; probably, I dare say
字形拆解
Ideographic description
⿰忄白The sequence reads left to right and describes how the parts are arranged.
- 忄meaning partno entry yetThe heart radical in its upright form: the word names a state of mind.
- 白sound part白 bái for the sound; the colour has nothing to do with the meaning.
Mnemonic
A heart 忄 with 白 for the sound. It is a transitive verb, so what is feared follows it directly: 我怕狗, 他不怕冷. Followed by a clause it means "I am afraid that" — 我怕他不来 — and 恐怕 does the same work more formally: 恐怕来不及了.
A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.
部首 心 — other characters
- 心xīn (first tone, high and level)heart; mind, feelings, intention; the centre of something (中心)
- 想xiǎng (third tone, dipping)to think, to reflect; to want to, to would like to; to miss someone
- 爱愛ài (fourth tone, falling)to love; to like, to be fond of; love, affection
- 忘wàng (fourth tone, falling)to forget; to overlook, to leave behind