害

Glyph origin
Multiple theories:
 * He Linyi (何琳儀): : a spear (now ) + a distinguishing mark 口.
 * : . The phonetic component is.
 * Guo Moruo (郭沫若), Dai Jiaxiang (戴家祥) :, ancient form of ("lid; cover").
 * Gao Hongying (高鴻纓):, original character of , borrowed for sound, which was a of a house's rafters (see ).
 * Chen Bingxin (陳秉新): Original form of, written as ⿷𠥓⿴害五 in bronze inscriptions, which itself is an ancient way of writing the  in.

Etymology
Cognate with. See there for more.

Definitions

 * 1) to harm; to maim; to injure
 * 2) to cause to do; to result in (something unfavourable)
 * 3) to kill; to murder
 * 4) to suffer from
 * 5) to feel (an adverse sentiment)
 * 6) harm; disaster; calamity
 * 7) crucial point; vital point
 * 8) harmful; injurious
 * 9)  broken
 * 1) harmful; injurious
 * 2)  broken

Kanji

 * 1) (そこなう) damage, harm, injure
 * 2) (あやめる) kill
 * 3) (わざわい) disaster

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) injury, harm, damage