恐惧感 (kǒng jù gǎn) — sense of fear; feeling of fear | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sense of fearfeeling of fear

Examples

，恐惧感。
Tā zǒu jìn hēi wū zi shí, nèi xīn shēng qǐ yì zhǒng qiáng liè de kǒng jù gǎn.
When he walked into the dark room, a strong sense of fear rose in his heart.
恐惧感。
Zhè zhǒng kǒng jù gǎn ràng tā zhěng yè wú fǎ rù shuì.
This sense of fear kept her from sleeping all night.
，恐惧感。
Jīng guò xīn lǐ zhì liáo hòu, tā de kǒng jù gǎn zhú jiàn jiǎn qīng le.
After psychological treatment, his sense of fear gradually lessened.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

恐惧fear

恐kǒngfear惧jùfear

联合Coordinate

感gǎnfeeling

The 恐惧 (fear) and 感 (feeling) mean a feeling of fear.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢀜

𢀜𢀜恐kǒng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

恐 is written with 心 (heart). The older form pairs 心 with 𢀜; the modern form can be read as 巩 above 心.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄具惧

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

具

具jù惧jù

Same sound today

In 惧, the left part is 忄, the heart, and the right part 具 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

咸心感

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

咸

咸xián感gǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

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Emotions & Feelings

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