怖 Strokes Write it Listen 怖 bù frightened, terrified HSK 7–9 8 strokes Radical 忄 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from忄meaningxīnheart; mind; soul布soundbùcotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread How it works忄 hints at the meaning (heart), and 布 bù hints at the sound.