怕(pà)

HSK 28 strokes

surname Pa

Print a 怕 worksheet PDFPractice writing 怕

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
pà
Meaning
surname Pa
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 怕 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄白

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (heart); 白 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

忄xīn白bái

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 怕 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Words with 怕

Common words using 怕 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kě可pà怕
HSK 2

awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; …

Open 可怕 page →
hài害pà怕
HSK 3

to be afraid; to be scared

Open 害怕 page →
kǒng恐pà怕
HSK 3

fear

Open 恐怕 page →
nǎ哪pà怕
HSK 4

even

Open 哪怕 page →
shēng生pà怕
HSK 7-9

to fear

Open 生怕 page →
bù不pà怕

fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though

Open 不怕 page →
zhǐ只pà怕

I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely

Open 只怕 page →
hòu后pà怕

lingering fear

Open 后怕 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 怕’s common words

可害恐哪生不只后

Ready to master 怕?

Trace 怕 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids, pinyin, and stroke-order breakdowns.

Practice 怕 onlineGenerate worksheet PDFBrowse all of HSK 2 →