| roots | pinyin, English |
| 宀丯口 | mián roof, jiè dense, kôu mouth |
| synonyms | |
| synonyms | |
| 敗 | bài : spoil |
| 弊 | bì° : corrupted |
| 殆 | dài : danger |
| 滅 | mìe : extinguished |
| 傷 | shäng : hurt |
| 殃 | yäng¹ : ruin |
| paired antonym | |
| 利 | lì : help |
| harm | PC, AW, LY, W1, L1, WC, C1, EC, RH, VM, RP, DC, DL, CM, GR, PI, AH, WW |
| hurt | JL |
| violated | WO |
| [For there lie rest and happiness and peace] | FE |
| Moves without danger in safety and peace | AL |
| risk | DH |
| Then the changes of life will not bring pain | JS |
All versions agree, including GD.
| harm(-ed) | AW, W1, L1, WC, FE, EC, RH, VM, AL, RP, DH, DL, CM, GR, AH, PI |
| loss | WO, PC, LY, C1, JS, DC |
| hurt or harm | WW |
| injury | JL |
All versions agree, including GD, except for some missing characters in MWD-B.
| harm(-ed) | PC, AW, LY, FE, EC, DL, GR, PI |
| hurt | WO |
| feel hurt | W1 |
| injury | JL |
| obstruction | L1, L2, C1, WW |
| hindered | AL, RP |
| block way | JS, AH |
| posing a threat | RH |
| feel threat | DC |
| offended | VM |
| leading to ruin | DH |
| feel wrong | CM |
| [omits] | WC |
MWD-A reverses 'zhòng 重¹ (line 12) and 'hai' (line 14). GD omits 'ér'. AH presents the MWD-A order, but translates the standard order. DC, threats: 'huan' (Ch. 13), 'ju' (Ch. 74)
| harm(ful) | WO, PC, W1, L1, WC, FE, EC, RH, VM, AL, RP, DC, DL, JS, CM, GR |
| put in harm's way | AH |
| injurious | JL |
| unprofitable | AW |
| disadvantage | LY |
| loses | C1 |
| loss | PI |
| ruins | DH |
| suffocates life | WW |
All versions agree, except GD and MWD-A are missing text.
| harm(ing) | WO, LY, W1, L1, FE, C1, EC, L2, RH, VM, AL, RP, DC, DL, CM, GR, PI, AH |
| injures | JL, PC, WC |
| cutting | AW |
| ruins | DH |
| gives and all things turn out for the best | JS |
| hinder | WW |
All versions agree, except GD and MWD-A are missing text.
One wonders if AW is thinking of 'gë 割', which is formed from 'hai' and which he also translates as 'cut'.