惧

懼

jù

verb #13,976

Meanings

1 to fear
2 to be afraid of

Characters

to fear; to dread

Examples

无所畏惧的战士冲上了前线。

Wúsuǒwèijù de zhànshì chōngshàng le qiánxiàn.

The fearless soldiers charged to the front line.

他心中充满了恐惧。

Tā xīnzhōng chōngmǎn le kǒngjù.

His heart was filled with fear.

Tips

usage

惧 is literary and rarely used alone in modern speech. It appears in compounds: 恐惧 (kǒngjù, terror), 畏惧 (wèijù, dread), 无所畏惧 (wúsuǒwèijù, fearless).

Stroke Order

惧 jù