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kǒng

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English Definition	afraid; frightened; to fear
Simplified Script	恐
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	kǒng
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄎㄨㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	hung²

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Words With Same Head Word
恐怕	kǒngpà	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
恐怖	kǒngbù	terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
恐惧	kǒngjù	to be frightened; fear; dread
恐吓	kǒnghè	to threaten; to menace
恐慌	kǒnghuāng	panic; panicky; panic-stricken

Words With Same Tail Word
惶恐	huángkǒng	terrified
反恐	fǎnkǒng	anti-terrorism; to fight against terrorism
惊恐	jīngkǒng	to be alarmed; to be frightened
有恃无恐	yǒu shì wú kǒng	secure in the knowledge that one has backing
惟恐	wéikǒng	for fear that; lest; also written 唯恐

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