to be afraid; to be scared
害 (hài) · 10 strokes
Pictograph of a pointed spearhead. The distinguishing mark 口 was added later. Based on the original meaning "spearhead", now written as 𥎆. The meaning later shifted to "harm" and "injure".
怕 (Pà) · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 白 represents the sound.