to be afraid

surname Pa; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps

heart (忄) + white (白) = to be afraid

The heart radical carries the emotional weight here — fear lives in the chest. 白 gives the sound pà and does not contribute to the meaning.

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Words with 怕

酒香不怕巷子深

jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn

fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)

骇怕

hài pà

to be afraid

惊怕

jīng pà

alarmed

鬼怕恶人

guǐ pà è rén

lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too

一年被蛇咬,十年怕井绳

yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

see 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳[yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2]

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳

yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying)

不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门

bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

不怕

bù pà

fearless

不怕一万,就怕万一

bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī

better to be safe than sorry (proverb)

不怕不识货,只怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

不怕不识货,就怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

不怕官,只怕管

bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn

lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)

More characters with 忄