怖

bù
#1,774 most
frequent character
terror, terrified, afraid, frightened

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

忄 heart, feelings is the meaning part and 布 bù supplies the sound. It first meant 'scared' or 'terrified,' then grew to 'frightening.'

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Homophones

HSK 1
不bù
(negative prefix), not, no
部bù
unit, ministry, department, part
步bù
step, stage, walk, foot

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