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怕 8 strokes

怕 pà — to be afraid; to fear

8 strokes · radical 忄 (heart)

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A heart beside 白. Fear, and in 恐怕 the hedge a speaker puts before bad news.

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A heart beside 白.

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可怕哪怕害怕

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