Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 褱 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (壞)
Simplified (坏)
不 Simplified component
bù no
no, not
Shorthand for the phonetic 褱 (huái) component in the traditional character 壞.
Japanese (壊)
土
earth
十
ten
⺫
eye (side)
衣
clothing
Notes
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Historical Evolution
壞
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
壞
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
壞
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
壞
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
壞
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
壞
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
壞
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
壞
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
壞
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
壞
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
壞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
坏 / 壞 [huài]
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
壊 かい
Kai male given name
CHINESE WORDS (67)
破坏 [pòhuài] #1,201
destruction
坏人 [huàirén] #2,550
bad person
坏事 [huàishì] #2,673
bad thing
坏了 [huàile] #5,167
shoot!
吓坏 [xiàhuài] #2,699
to be terrified
损坏 [sǔnhuài] #6,166
to damage
坏蛋 [huàidàn] #3,365
bad egg
坏死 [huàisǐ] #16,706
necrosis
好坏 [hǎohuài] #10,140
good or bad
坏话 [huàihuà] #7,170
unpleasant talk
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JAPANESE WORDS (129)
⭐ 破壊 [はかい] #1,635
destruction
⭐ 壊れる [こわれる] #1,636
to be broken
⭐ 壊す [こわす] #1,736
to break
⭐ 崩壊 [ほうかい] #3,459
collapse
⭐ 壊滅 [かいめつ] #8,444
(complete) destruction
破壊力 [はかいりょく] #9,132
destructive power
ぶち壊す [ぶちこわす] #12,996
to destroy
ぶっ壊す [ぶっこわす] #14,768
to destroy
倒壊 [とうかい] #17,160
destruction
決壊 [けっかい] #17,631
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee)
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KOREAN WORDS (3)