Spot 害
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
害 component
hài · to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 害
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue害Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 害 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
瞎=
目
割=
+刂
豁=
+谷
嗐=
口
辖=
车
轄=
車
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 害 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
割gē
to cut
HSK 3.0 · L6分割fēngēto cut up
HSK 3.0 · L7-9管辖guǎnxiáto administer
HSK 3.0 · L7-9豁huōopening
HSK 3.0 · L7-9豁出去huōchuquto throw caution to the wind
HSK 3.0 · L7-9豁达huòdáoptimistic
HSK 3.0 · L7-9切割qiēgēto cut
HSK 3.0 · L7-9收割shōugēto harvest
HSK 3.0 · L7-9瞎xiāblind
HSK 3.0 · L7-9辖区xiáqūadministrative region
HSK 3.0 · L7-9直辖市zhíxiáshìmunicipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision
HSK 3.0 · L7-9