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frighten

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

dong4 dòng

Meaning


Primary

frighten

Alternatives

fear, frightened, frightening, frightens

Mnemonic


[d-] Dracula is in the [4] bathroom of the [-ong] temple where he is soaking in the hot spring with the monks. Suddenly a huge 心 heart comes walking in wearing a 同 mask. Dracula is totally 恫 frightened. He isn't sure what is more 恫 frightening: the fact that a bleeding 心 heart can even walk around, or the strange 同 mask it wears. Dracula is so 恫 frightened he turns into a bat and flies out the bathroom window.

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