祸 huò
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 呙 to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
祸害
huòhai
scourge; menace; to harm; to ruin
Characters in this word
害 hài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
Example phrases
- 这种假冒药品一旦流入基层诊所，可能成为祸害患者生命安全的隐患。 Zhè zhǒng jiǎmào yàopǐn yídàn liúrù jīcéng zhěnsuǒ, kěnéng chéngwéi huòhai huànzhě shēngmìng ānquán de yǐnhuàn. Once this counterfeit medicine enters grass-roots clinics, it may become a hidden danger that harms patients' lives.
- 野猪常常跑到农田里祸害庄稼。 Yězhū chángcháng pǎo dào nóngtián lǐ huòhai zhuāngjia. Wild boars often run into the fields and ruin the crops.
- 这条河被污染以后，成了村里的一大祸害。 Zhè tiáo hé bèi wūrǎn yǐhòu, chéng le cūn lǐ de yí dà huòhai. After it was polluted, this river became a great scourge for the village.
Related words
- 罪魁祸首 zuìkuíhuòshǒu chief culprit; main cause of trouble
- 害怕 hàipà to be afraid
- 危害 wēihài to harm; harm
- 伤害 shānghài to hurt; to harm
- 害 hài to harm
- 厉害 lìhai strong; impressive
- 损害 sǔnhài to harm; to damage
- 有害 yǒuhài harmful
- 灾害 zāihài natural disaster
- 害虫 hàichóng pest; harmful insect
- 利害 lìhài interests; stakes; pros and cons
- 谋害 móuhài to plot to murder; to harm deliberately