怕 Strokes Write it Listen 怕 pà to be afraid; to fear; to dread HSK 2 8 strokes Radical 忄 Sound + meaning 6 words Built from忄meaningxīnheart; mind; soul白soundbáiwhite; clear, pure, unblemished; bright How it works忄 hints at the meaning (heart), and 白 bái hints at the sound.