害
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
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Dict coverage rank #746 U+5BB3
How 害 is formed
How to remember it
harm · Heisig RSH #1224
house + bushes + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 害 as their sound component
These characters all use 害 (hài) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 害 sound component | hài | to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill |
| 割 | gē | to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede |
| 豁 | huō | clear, open; exempt |
| 辖 | xiá | to control, to have jurisdiction; the linchpin of a wheel |
| 嗐 | hài | alas! |
Words containing 害
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 | hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú | refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb) |
| 有百利而无一害 | yǒu bǎi lì ér wú yī hài | to have many advantages and no disadvantages |
| 有百害而无一利 | yǒu bǎi hài ér wú yī lì | having no advantage whatsoever |
| 有害无利 | yǒu hài wú lì | harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good |
| 病民害国 | bìng mín hài guó | to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) |
| 不知利害 | bù zhī lì hài | see 不知好歹[bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3] |
| 利害关系人 | lì hài guān xi rén | stakeholder; interested party; interested person |
| 利害关系方 | lì hài guān xi fāng | interested party |
| 害群之马 | hài qún zhī mǎ | lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom); fig. troublemaker; black sheep; rott… |
| 害月子 | hài yuè zi | morning sickness (in pregnancy) |
| 利害关系 | lì hài guān xi | stake; vital interest; concern |
| 打蛇不死，反受其害 | dǎ shé bù sǐ , fǎn shòu qí hài | (proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you |
| 伤天害理 | shāng tiān hài lǐ | to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts |
| 害人精 | hài rén jīng | goblin that kills or harms people; fig. wicked scoundrel; terrible pest |
| 害相思病 | hài xiāng sī bìng | sick with love |
| 正中要害 | zhèng zhòng yào hài | to hit the nail on the head (idiom) |
| 不以词害志 | bù yǐ cí hài zhì | don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech t… |
| 害人 | hài rén | to harm sb; to inflict suffering; to victimize; pernicious |
| 水害 | shuǐ hài | flood damage |
| 无害 | wú hài | harmless |