妨

fáng

interfere with, impede, obstruct

How to write 妨, stroke by stroke

to hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm

Pictophonetic: semantic 女 (woman), phonetic 方

Made of 女 + 方

妨碍fáng àito hinder; to obstruct
不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well
无妨wú fángno harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother
何妨hé fángwhat harm is there in (doing sth)
妨害fáng hàito jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine
妨碍球fáng ài qiú(golf) stymie
妨功害能fáng gōng hài néngto constrain and limit successful, capable people
妨害公务fáng hài gōng wù(law) obstructing government administration
但说无妨dàn shuō wú fángthere is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)

你不妨告诉我一切。
nǐ bù fáng gào sù wǒ yí qiè 。
You may as well tell me all about it.
试一下又何妨呢。
shì yí xià yòu hé fáng ne 。
What is the harm in trying?
噪音妨碍了我的学习。
zào yīn fáng ài le wǒ de xué xí 。
Noises interfered with my studying.
罢工妨碍了国家经济。
bà gōng fáng ài le guó jiā jīng jì 。
The strike affected the nation's economy.
群众妨碍了警员执行任务。
qún zhòng fáng ài le jǐng yuán zhí xíng rèn wu 。
The crowd obstructed the police in the discharge of their duties.