坏 = 土 + 不

坏 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “rotten”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 不 (no).

Keyword: rotten
Pinyin (Mandarin): huài
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down, гнилой, испорченный, плохой, сломанный, spoilt, bad, broken down

Decomposition

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土 soil
不 no

How to find 坏 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “no”. 坏 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 坏 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.