huài

bad

spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost

earth (土) + phonetic (不) = bad, spoiled, broken

土 anchors the meaning: earth that has deteriorated or crumbled is ruined and bad. 不 mainly lends the sound huài; don't read it as negation here.

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Not (in its own right)Phonetic
EarthSemantic

Words with 坏

变坏

biàn huài

to get worse

道德败坏

dào dé bài huài

vice

颓坏

tuí huài

dilapidated

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤

yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng

lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1]

一马勺坏一锅

yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō

one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom)

朽坏

xiǔ huài

rotten

使坏

shǐ huài

to play dirty tricks

吃坏

chī huài

to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating

吓坏

xià huài

to be terrified

压坏

yā huài

to crush

More characters with 土