detriment / fraud / harm / defeat

= + : Brunhilde (bi) was running a fraudulent (弊) business in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) where she would sell overpriced old, worn-out shoes (敝) to unsuspecting victims. She was found out though and is right about to be taken into custody with her hands cuffed (廾).

弊 character breakdown

hands joined

= 丿 + + : Handcuffs. Gitta Giraffe is sitting inside of the engine, her hands tied up with handcuffs. There's a flute as horizontal bar, and attached to either side are a banana and a dinosaur bone, so that she cannot slide off the chain.
my (polite) / poor / ruined / shabby / worn out / defeated

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a pair of old worn-out shoes.

Brunhilde (bi) has been on a treasure hunt for weeks now because she found an old map (冂). For her hunt she brought a sack of rice (米) which she already more or less used up. After digging up the floor of the space station's bathroom (Ø40) with a sledgehammer (攵) at the point indicated on the map, she finally finds the treasure: a pair of old worn-out shoes (敝) which were incredibly valuable to the owner, but are worthless for Brunhilde.

Characters with 弊 as component

弊 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 弊

to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices
pros and cons / merits and drawbacks / advantages and disadvantages
to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
long-standing abuse / continuing fraud
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target / to hit the nub of the matter
to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
ills of the day / contemporary problems
to have both advantages and disadvantages

Sentences with 弊

弊 currently does not appear in any sentence.