惧 (jù): to fear
惧 (jù) is a Chinese character meaning “to fear.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 具 (phonetic). It ranks #1605 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 惧 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- to fear
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 惧
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畏惧 | wèi jù | to fear |
| 惧怕 | jù pà | to be afraid |
| 恐惧症 | kǒng jù zhèng | phobia |
| 惧高症 | jù gāo zhèng | acrophobia |
| 惊惧 | jīng jù | to be alarmed |
| 疑惧 | yí jù | misgivings |
| 坦然无惧 | tǎn rán wú jù | remain calm and undaunted |
| 广场恐惧 | guǎng chǎng kǒng jù | agoraphobia |
| 同性恋恐惧症 | tóng xìng liàn kǒng jù zhèng | homophobia |
| 社交恐惧症 | shè jiāo kǒng jù zhèng | social phobia |
| 惧内 | jù nèi | henpecked |
| 广场恐惧症 | guǎng chǎng kǒng jù zhèng | agoraphobia |
| 密集恐惧症 | mì jí kǒng jù zhèng | trypophobia |
| 危惧 | wēi jù | afraid |
| 幽闭恐惧症 | yōu bì kǒng jù zhèng | claustrophobia |
惧 appears in 20 compound words: 15 as the first character, 55 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 惧 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
惧法朝朝乐，欺公日日忧。
Jù fǎ zhāo zhāo lè, qī gōng rì rì yōu.
Fearing the law brings daily joy; deceiving the public brings daily worry.
...忻乳癌复发陷低潮 办生前追思会克服死亡恐惧“将死亡拎出来讲!” 将赴深圳求医寻生机
. . . 忻 rǔ ái fù fā xiàn dī cháo bàn shēng qián zhuī sī huì kè fú sǐ wáng kǒng jù jiāng sǐ wáng līn chū lái jiǎng ! jiāng fù shēn 圳 qiú yī xún shēng jī
... Xin breast cancer recurred and fell into a low ebb, holding a memorial service before his death, overcoming the fear of death, "Take death out and talk about it!" Will go to Shenzhen to seek medical treatment and find a chance to survive
“别人恐惧我贪婪“!“Citrini恐慌”标记市场...
bié rén kǒng jù wǒ tān lán ! C i t r i n i kǒng huāng biāo jì shì chǎng . . .
"Others are afraid of my greed"! Citrini panic "marks the market...
...!?英伟达重挫5%拖累美股跳水!加密“恐惧”未退、日元走强、油价V型反弹
. . . ! ? yīng wěi dá chóng cuò tuō lěi měi gǔ tiào shuǐ ! jiā mì kǒng jù wèi tuì rì yuán zǒu qiáng yóu jià xíng fǎn dàn
...!? Nvidia fell 5%, dragging down the US stock market! Crypto "fear" has not subsided, the yen has strengthened, and oil prices have rebounded in a V-shape
无惧美国软体股估值下修!这档海外月配高股息E...
wú jù měi guó ruǎn tǐ gǔ gū zhí xià xiū ! zhè dàng hǎi wài yuè pèi gāo gǔ xī . . .
Don't be afraid of the downward revision of the valuation of U.S. soft stocks! This overseas monthly dividend E...
黄齐元/国际新趋势 台需戒慎恐惧
huáng qí yuán guó jì xīn qū shì tái xū jiè shèn kǒng jù
Huang Qiyuan/New International Trends Taiwan needs to be cautious and fearful
天使畏惧处, 愚人敢闯入。
Tiānshǐ wèijù chǔ, yúrén gǎn chuǎngrù.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
无知是恐惧之母，也是崇拜之母。
Wúzhī shì kǒngjù zhī mǔ, yě shì chóngbài zhī mǔ.
Ignorance is the mother of fear as well as of admiration.
恐惧比利剑更伤人。
Kǒngjù Bǐlì jiàn gèng shāngrén.
Fear is more harmful than the sharpest of swords.
恐惧很快变成愤怒。
Kǒngjù hěn kuài biànchéng fènnù.
Fear quickly turned into anger.
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