灾 zāi — disaster; calamity

灾

Level 1 · Common HSK 6 #883

Variant: 災 烖 菑

zāi zai1

Basic definition

  1. noun disaster; calamity e.g 水灾火灾灾害
  2. noun misfortune; adversity e.g 灾难招灾惹祸幸灾乐祸

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (会意。甲骨文字形,象火焚屋的形状。小篆从川,表水;从火。水火都是灾祸之源。本义:火灾)
  2. fire as a disaster e.g 灾火 · 灾燀
  3. disaster;calamity;catastrophe e.g 天灾受灾灾殃 灾晦 · 灾燀 · 灾兵 · 灾疫 · 灾时 · 灾疚 · 灾毒 · 灾故 · 灾魔
  4. crime
verb
  1. injury
  2. burn

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