灾

zāi

z+āi·1st tone

disaster; calamity

Radical: 火 Strokes: 7 HSK 5

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮炉

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮炉烛灶焚

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Character Decomposition

灾=宀+火

Etymology

A house 宀 on fire 火

Meanings

disaster; calamity

zāi

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Words with 灾 207 total

damaging storm · destructive typhoon风灾fēng zāi defense against natural disasters抗灾kàng zāi flood洪灾hóng zāi to ward off calamities · to avoid disaster攘灾rǎng zāi disaster-stricken · to be hit by a natural calamity受灾shòu zāi flood · flood damage水灾shuǐ zāi natural disaster天灾tiān zāi to avoid calamities消灾xiāo zāi catastrophe · cataclysmic change灾变zāi biàn

Idioms with 灾 37 total Chain

to be plagued with misfortunes · precarious多灾多难duō zāi duō nàn lit. to flood (idiom) · fig. rampant · in plague proportions泛滥成灾fàn làn chéng zāi

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