timid / cowardly / rustic / Taiwan pr. [que4]

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is quite timid (怯) and does not dare to use the elevator's bathroom (e4) with her personal protection: a flail (忄) and a concrete barrel (去) which she uses as body armor.

怯 character breakdown

to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: The "nose" part (厶) can be seen as an arm, which goes through "earth" (土), and this reminds me of some protesters who lock themselves (or their arms, to be specific) to concrete barrels. Cupids dirt capsule could also be a concrete barrel. So in other characters, I'm going to represent 去 by a concrete barrel.

Cupid (qu) is trying to send himself to earth. In the bathroom of the space station (Ø4), he has prepared a capsule made of dirt (土). He's wearing his lucky fake nose (厶) when entering the capsule.
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

Looks a bit like a flail.

Characters with 怯 as component

怯 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 怯

to have stage fright
timid / gutless / weakling
mean and cowardly / abject
a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
person with country accent / rustic / country bumpkin
a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
see 羞怯[xiu1 qie4]
to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)

Sentences with 怯

怯 currently does not appear in any sentence.