Chinese symbol for “detriment”
弊
bì
detriment; fraud; harm; defeat
The closest CC-CEDICT match for detriment is 弊 (bì), defined as: detriment; fraud; harm; defeat.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.