懂中文 Dong Chinese

怯

qiè

lacking in courage

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 去 represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

去 sound component

去  Sound component

qù

  

go away

Evolution

怯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
怯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
怯 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

怯  

qiè

lacking in courage, afraid; timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [què]

Most common words with 怯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

胆怯

timidity

怯

timid

怯场

to have stage fright

怯懦

timid

羞怯

shy