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 engage in fraud
to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
to strongly criticize the evils of the day
All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
fraudulent practice
age-old (malpractice) / long established (corrupt practices) / deeply rooted (superstition)
malpractice / abuse / corrupt practice
to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
malpractice / long-running abuse
see 徇私舞弊[xun4 si1 wu3 bi4]

Sentences with 弊

弊 currently does not appear in any sentence.