怯

Information about character(s)

Radical: 心
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: qiè
Cantonese: hip3
JapaneseKun: OBIERU OJIRU
JapaneseOn: KYOU
Korean: KEP
Vietnamese: khiếp

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: lacking in courage, afraid

CE-Dict: timid/cowardly/rustic

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.timid; cowardly; nervous; fear

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: cowardly; nervous; timid

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: cowardly; nervous; timid

康熙字典文字版 【卯集上】【心字部】怯
【唐韻】去劫切【集韻】【韻會】乞業切，𠀤音㾀。【說文】多畏也。本作㹤，从犬去聲。犬性易㹤。今作怯。杜林說：从心，怯主於心也。【釋名】怯，脅也。見敵恐脅也。【後漢·光武帝紀】見小敵怯。又【增韻】懦也，懾也。　又【集韻】去陟切，音𤷾。弱也。　又叶乞約切，音却。【易林】駑孱遌怯，如猬見鵲。偃示怒腹，不敢拒格。格，音各。

CF-Dict: timide

Han-De-Dict: ängstlich, nervös, zaghaft (u.E.) (Adj)/kitschig, geschmacklos (u.E.) (Adj)/oberflächlich (u.E.)