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Chinese symbol for “jeopardize”

妨害
fáng hài
to jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jeopardize is 妨害 (fáng hài), defined as: to jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

妨 fáng
damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine
radical 38 ⼥ · 7 strokes
害 hài
to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “jeopardize”

WordPinyinMeaning
危害wēi hàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
危及wēi jíto endanger; to jeopardize

Related words

Other words that share a character with 妨害.

WordPinyinMeaning
妨碍 (妨礙)fáng àito hinder; to obstruct
不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well
无妨 (無妨)wú fángno harm (in doing it); One might as well.
何妨hé fángwhat harm is there in (doing sth)
但说无妨 (但說無妨)dàn shuō wú fángthere is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
伤害 (傷害)shāng hàito injure; to harm
害怕hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
厉害 (厲害)lì hai(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; a

See also: Japanese symbol for “jeopardize”.

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.