| roots | pinyin, English |
| 歹央 | dâi death, yäng end |
| synonyms | |
| 敗 | bài : spoil |
| 弊 | bì° : corrupted |
| 殆 | dài : danger |
| 害 | hài : harm |
| 滅 | mìe : extinguished |
| 傷 | shäng : hurt |
| all blight [rhyme] | JL |
| calamity(-ies) | W1, VM, AH |
| danger | WC |
| demise | GR |
| disaster | C1, PI, DL, WW |
| distress | LY |
| endanger | WO |
| harm | AW, FE, CM, DH |
| hidden danger | DC |
| lives beyond death | RP |
| misfortune | L1, L2 |
| perdition | PC |
| peril(s) | EC, RH |
| woes | AL |
JS has an invention, 'On the darkest nights you will not stumble'.
I originally had 'endangered', but decided 'dài' was better for 'danger', and that the radicals imply a more severe word.