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Character #465 · The First 1000

huài

坏 (壞) huài meaning: bad

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

Strokes
719
TraditionalSimplified
壞 坏
Poster cell
Q17
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • huàirén bad person
  • huàichu harm
  • pòhuài destruction
  • huàishì bad thing
  • sǔnhuài to damage
  • hǎohuài good or bad
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 坏壞

Write 坏壞 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, huài, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Q17 · 28 × 36 grid

坏壞 is #465 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 坏 mean in English?
坏 (huài) means "bad": bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost.
How do you pronounce 坏?
坏 is pronounced huài in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄏㄨㄞˋ.
How many strokes does 坏 have?
The simplified form, 坏, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 壞, has 19.
What is the traditional form of 坏?
The traditional form of 坏 is 壞. 坏 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 壞 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 坏?
Common words that use 坏 include 坏人 (huàirén, bad person), 坏处 (huàichu, harm), 破坏 (pòhuài, destruction), 坏事 (huàishì, bad thing).
How common is 坏?
坏 is number 465 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Q17 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.