00582 Chinese character of 害 and pronounce hoi6

The Chinese character【害】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes an action or emotion. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Danger or fear. Explanation: (1) Useless and harmful. Such as: “harm”, “pests”. (2) Disaster or catastrophe. Such as: “disasters”, “pests and diseases”, “eliminating harm for the people”, “Zhou Chu eliminates three harms”. (3) To kill or injure or cause damage. Such as: “damage”, “killing”, “murder for money”. (4) To feel or sense. Such as: “shy”, “afraid”. (5)Physical infections and changes. Such as: “getting sick”, “getting sick”. (6)Hinder or disadvantage. Such as: “obstruction”, “black sheep”, “don’t have the intention to harm others”. (7) Disadvantages and shortcomings. For example: “A hundred harms and no benefits.” (8) Key point or important place. Such as: “vital point”. (9) To make, to allow, to lead to. For example: “Your unintentional mistake has made him sad for a long time.”

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【害】:hài

Cantonese Jyutping of 【害】:hoi6

Here is an explanation of the primary details of the Chinese character 【害】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【害】, for example:Describing an action or emotion , It means mainly harm or fear.Since Chinese characters carry profound and multifaceted meanings, certain nuances may be difficult to capture completely in this discussion.

【害】stands alone as a word, yet when paired with others, it leads to complex linguistic structures, for instance【危害、害怕】(Mandarin Pinyin:wēi hài 、hài pà/ Cantonese Jyutping:ngai4 hoi6 、hoi6 paa3)

Writing this character requires 10 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:


他害怕面對新的挑戰。

He is afraid of facing new challenges.


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