惧

懼
jù
#1,614 most
frequent character
to fear

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

惧 uses 忄 heart, for feeling, as the meaning part and 具 jù for the sound. It first meant to be terrified. That original sense still stands today.

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