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损害

sǔnhài

to harm; to damage

A person damaging a wooden box
Memory picture

Characters in this word

损 sǔn

Strokes
10
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 员 employee
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 损

害 hài

Strokes
10
Radical
宀 — roof

Example phrases

  • 吸烟损害健康。 Xīyān sǔnhài jiànkāng. Smoking damages your health.
  • 别损害公物。 Bié sǔnhài gōngwù. Do not damage public property.
  • 噪音损害听力。 Zàoyīn sǔnhài tīnglì. Noise damages hearing.

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