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7-9

to be scared

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

bu4

Meaning


Primary

to be scared

Alternatives

be scared, is scared, scared, to fear, fear, afraid

Mnemonic


[bu-] Bugs Bunny is in the [4] bathroom of the [-_] house where he finds a strange looking carrot-shaped 忄 soul in the bathtub. Bugs Bunny 怖 is scared to the degree that he starts to sweat from his armpits. He puts a 巾 towel under both armpits as he runs out of the bathroom because he 怖 is scared.

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