The character 怕 — “fear”: how to write it and what it means
fear, be afraid
The Chinese character 怕 is read pà and means “fear, be afraid”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 怕
怕 has 8 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 怕, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 怕 is made of
On the left, 忄 “heart”.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 怕
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 怕?
怕 has 8 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 怕 mean?
怕 means “fear, be afraid”. It appears in 害怕 (“be afraid”), 恐怕 (“I'm afraid that”), 可怕 (“frightening”), 哪怕 (“even if”).
How do you pronounce 怕?
怕 is read pà. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 怕 have?
8 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 怕 yourself
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