妨
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to hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 女 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 妨
- Common rank
- #3,227
- Unicode
- U+59A8
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Formation & memory
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Words with 妨
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妨害公务 | (law) obstructing government administration | |
| 妨功害能 | to constrain and limit successful, capable people | |
| 但说无妨 | there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom) | |
| 不妨 | there is no harm in; might as well | |
| 无妨 | no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother | |
| 妨碍球 | (golf) stymie | |
| 妨害 | to jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine | |
| 何妨 | what harm is there in (doing sth) | |
| 妨碍 | to hinder; to obstruct |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 方 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方 sound part | square, rectangle; side; region; flag | |
| 放 | to release, to liberate, to free | |
| 房 | building, house, room | |
| 防 | to protect, to defend, to guard against | |
| 访 | to visit; to inquire, to ask | |
| 旁 | side; beside, close, nearby | |
| 仿 | to imitate, to copy; fake; as if | |
| 坊 | neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill | |
| 芳 | fragrant; beautiful, virtuous | |
| 纺 | to spin, to weave, to reel | |
| 肪 | animal fat | |
| 邡 | a district in Sichuan province | |
| 彷 | similar, alike; to resemble | |
| 舫 | yacht, fancy boat | |
| 昉 | dawn, daybreak; to appear | |
| 鲂 | bream | |
| 钫 | francium |