恐慌

kǒnghuāng

noun HSK 7 #4,997

Meanings

1 panic
2 scare
3 alarm

Characters

flustered; panicked

Examples

消息引起了市场恐慌。

Xiāoxi yǐnqǐle shìchǎng kǒnghuāng.

The news caused a market panic.

大家不要恐慌，一切都在控制之中。

Dàjiā bùyào kǒnghuāng, yīqiè dōu zài kòngzhì zhīzhōng.

Everyone, don't panic. Everything is under control.

Tips

memory

Both characters relate to fear: 恐 is deep dread, 慌 is flustered panic — together they describe widespread alarm.

Stroke Order

恐 kǒng

慌 huāng