Radical 忄
8 strokes
heart 忄 (339a) + white 白 (22) = fear 怕
[可怕 (140) kěpà frightening]
[哪怕 (99) nǎpà no matter]

His heart has started pounding and his face has gone white— such a look of fear! What has he seen? / It’s a dwarf parking attendant bearing down on his parked car …