弊 — Chinese character
弊
bì
evil, bad, wrong; fraud, harm
- Pinyin
- bì
- Radical
- 55 ⼶ (Two Hands)
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- 敝 廾
- Formation
- ideographic — Two hands 廾 breaking something 敝; 敝 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 弊 as a kanji
Common words with 弊
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作弊 | zuò bì | to practice fraud; to cheat |
| 舞弊 | wǔ bì | to engage in fraud |
| 弊端 | bì duān | systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices) |
| 弊病 | bì bìng | malady; evil |
| 利弊 | lì bì | pros and cons; merits and drawbacks |
| 弊案 | bì àn | scandal |
| 徇私舞弊 | xùn sī wǔ bì | (idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain |
| 时弊 (時弊) | shí bì | ills of the day; contemporary problems |
| 积弊 (積弊) | jī bì | age-old (malpractice); long established (corrupt practices) |
| 流弊 | liú bì | malpractice; long-running abuse |
| 权衡利弊 (權衡利弊) | quán héng lì bì | to weigh the pros and cons (idiom) |
| 有利有弊 | yǒu lì yǒu bì | to have both advantages and disadvantages |
English words written with 弊
弊 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 4
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