恐(kǒng)

HSK 310 strokes

afraid

Print a 恐 worksheet PDFPractice writing 恐

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
kǒng
Meaning
afraid; frightened; to fear
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 恐 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱巩心

In this compound, the meaning comes from 心 (heart); 巩 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

巩gǒng心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 恐 step by step

10 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
  9. 9
  10. 10

Words with 恐

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

kǒng恐pà怕
HSK 3

fear

Open 恐怕 page →
kǒng恐hè吓
HSK 7-9

to threaten

Open 恐吓 page →
kǒng恐bù怖
HSK 7-9

terrible

Open 恐怖 page →
kǒng恐huāng慌
HSK 7-9

panic

Open 恐慌 page →
kǒng恐jù惧
HSK 7-9

to be frightened

Open 恐惧 page →
kǒng恐lóng龙
HSK 7-9

dinosaur (CL:头,只)

Open 恐龙 page →
zhēng争xiān先kǒng恐hòu后
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of f…

Open 争先恐后 page →
fǎn反kǒng恐

anti-terrorism; to fight against terrorism

Open 反恐 page →

Related characters

More HSK 3 characters

专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 恐’s common words

怕吓怖慌惧龙争先

Ready to master 恐?

Trace 恐 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 恐 onlineGenerate worksheet PDFBrowse all of HSK 3 →