to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
Pictograph of a pointed spearhead. The distinguishing mark 口 was added later. Based on the original meaning "spearhead", now written as 𥎆. The meaning later shifted to "harm" and "injure".
《說文》：“害，傷也。从宀，从口。宀、口，言从家起也。丰聲。”
spearhead