= ju + Ø4
to fear
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How to pronounce 惧

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ju initial

Ju is for Zeus.

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+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

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惧 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= ju + Ø4
tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element
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Characters with 惧 as component

惧 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 惧

to be frightened / fear / dread
to fear / to dread / foreboding
to be afraid

Sentences with 惧

惧 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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to fear

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