WHOLE CHARACTER
坏
bad; not good; broken; spoiled
坏 means bad or broken; 土 is the meaning side and 不 is the sound side.
This split describes the modern simplified huài shape. It is kept separate from the old pī/壞 graph role.
Character Familiesleft / right
坏
bad; not good; broken; spoiled
坏 means bad or broken; 土 is the meaning side and 不 is the sound side.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
This split describes the modern simplified huài shape. It is kept separate from the old pī/壞 graph role.
LEFT VISUAL PIECE
土
earth; soil
Repeated in 垚.
In 坏: left visual piece Shown as the two visible sides of the modern simplified graph.
RIGHT VISUAL PIECE
不
not; no
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 坏: right visual piece ZDIC header association belongs to the old graph/pī discussion; it is not asserted as the sound of modern huài.
Tone 4
- bad; not good
- broken; spoiled
Modern simplified huài meaning bad/broken; kept separate from the old pī/壞 graph use.
- 坏人bad person
- 坏了broken
Tone 1classical/dictionary
- same as 坯: unburned clay; blank; base
An old graph equivalence recorded by ZDIC, not the modern huài meaning.
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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