妨

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to hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,227 U+59A8

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

女 (semantic, “woman”) + 方 (phonetic, fāng)

components: 女方

hinder · Heisig RSH #495

compass + 女 woman

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 方

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 方 (fāng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
方 sound component	fāng	square, rectangle; side; region; flag
放	fàng	to release, to liberate, to free
房	fáng	building, house, room
防	fáng	to protect, to defend, to guard against
访	fǎng	to visit; to inquire, to ask
旁	páng	side; beside, close, nearby
仿	fǎng	to imitate, to copy; fake; as if
坊	fāng	neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill
芳	fāng	fragrant; beautiful, virtuous
纺	fǎng	to spin, to weave, to reel
肪	fáng	animal fat
邡	fāng	a district in Sichuan province
彷	páng	similar, alike; to resemble
舫	fǎng	yacht, fancy boat
昉	fǎng	dawn, daybreak; to appear
鲂	fáng	bream
钫	fāng	francium

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
妨害公务	fáng hài gōng wù	(law) obstructing government administration
妨功害能	fáng gōng hài néng	to constrain and limit successful, capable people
但说无妨	dàn shuō wú fáng	there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
不妨	bù fáng	there is no harm in; might as well
无妨	wú fáng	no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother
妨碍球	fáng ài qiú	(golf) stymie
妨害	fáng hài	to jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine
何妨	hé fáng	what harm is there in (doing sth)
妨碍	fáng ài	to hinder; to obstruct