hài
mal; préjudice; calamité; nuisible; destructeur; nuisible; faire du mal
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他害了我一生。
Tā hàile wǒ yīshēng.
He ruined my whole life.
我害了你，对不起。
Wǒ hàile nǐ, duìbùqǐ.
I'm sorry, I hurt you.
这个东西很害人。
Zhège dōngxī hěn hàirén.
This thing is very harmful.
损伤 (sūn shāng)
damage
危害 (wēi hài)
harm
益 (yì)
benefit
利 (lì)
advantage
The Chinese character 害 (hài) is composed of two parts: 亥 (hài) and 心 (xīn). 亥 is a pictograph of a pig, and 心 is a pictograph of a heart. Together, they form the character 害, which means "harm" or "injury".The original meaning of 害 was "to kill a pig". In ancient China, pigs were an important source of food, and killing a pig was a major event. The character 害 was used to record this event, and it gradually came to mean "harm" or "injury" more generally.The character 害 is also used in a number of other words and phrases, such as 危害 (wēihài, "danger"), 伤害 (shānghài, "injury"), and 害虫 (hàichóng, "pest"). These words all have the same basic meaning of "harm" or "injury".The character 害 is a common character in Chinese, and it is important to understand its meaning and usage. By understanding the etymology of this character, we can gain a deeper understanding of the Chinese language.
