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The character 惧 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left-side radical 忄, the vertical form of 心, indicates the meaning relates to an internal emotion or psychological state. The traditional form 懼 uses the complex phonetic component 瞿 on the right, which depicts two eyes above a bird, conveying a sense of wide-eyed alarm. The character represents feelings of fear, dread, or apprehension. In the simplified form 惧, the elaborate 瞿 is replaced with the simpler phonetic component 具, significantly reducing the stroke count while keeping the heart radical intact.
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他感到恐惧。
我非常恐惧黑暗。
她惧怕独自一人。
我们不畏惧困难。
他曾经恐惧高处。
孩子们恐惧听到怪声。
她的恐惧感越来越强。
尽管恐惧失败，他仍勇敢尝试。