坏
Spell out: + =
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,125 U+574F
How 坏 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
土 (semantic, “earth”) + 不 (phonetic, bù)
How to remember it
bad · Heisig RSH #993
土 soil + no symbol
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 不
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 不 (bù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不 sound component | bù | no, not, un-; negative prefix |
| 环 | huán | bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop |
| 怀 | huái | bosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom |
| 杯 | bēi | cup, glass; measure word for liquids |
| 罘 | fú | a screen used in ancient times |
| 钚 | bù | plutonium |
Words containing 坏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男人不坏，女人不爱 | nán rén bù huài , nǚ rén bù ài | women love bad guys |
| 时好时坏 | shí hǎo shí huài | sometimes good, sometimes bad |
| 坏分子 | huài fèn zǐ | bad element; troublemaker |
| 坏东西 | huài dōng xi | bastard; scoundrel; rogue |
| 坏包儿 | huài bāo r | rascal; rogue; little devil (term of endearment) |
| 破坏活动 | pò huài huó dòng | sabotage; subversive activities |
| 坏血病 | huài xuè bìng | scurvy |
| 暗黑破坏神 | Àn hēi Pò huài Shén | Diablo (video game series) |
| 贫血性坏死 | pín xuè xìng huài sǐ | anemic necrosis |
| 破坏性 | pò huài xìng | destructive |
| 道德败坏 | dào dé bài huài | vice; immorality; moral turpitude |
| 大坏蛋 | dà huài dàn | scoundrel; bastard |
| 坏人 | huài rén | bad person; villain |
| 坏水 | huài shuǐ | evil tricks |
| 学坏 | xué huài | to follow bad examples; to be corrupted by bad examples |
| 破坏无遗 | pò huài wú yí | damaged beyond repair |
| 气坏 | qì huài | furious; very angry |
| 坏事 | huài shì | bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things |
| 抗坏血酸 | kàng huài xuè suān | vitamin C; ascorbic acid |
| 用坏 | yòng huài | to wear out (tools) |