zāi

disaster; calamity; variant of zāi

Character data

Radical ⽕ (86.3)
Strokes 7
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

災 zāi
  1. 1. disaster
  2. 2. calamity
  3. 3. variant of zāi
  4. 4. old variant of zāi

Stroke order

災 stroke order diagram

Words containing 災

Word Meaning
to be hit by a natural calamity; disaster-stricken
disaster area
fire disaster; to have one's house burned down
to be plagued with misfortunes; precarious
catastrophe; calamity
natural disaster
natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
catastrophes and unnatural phenomena; Heaven-sent warnings
take pleasure in others' bad luck
to turn into a disaster; disastrous
defense against natural disasters
earthquake relief headquarter
to invite disaster
emergency rescue and disaster relief
to avoid disaster; to ward off calamities
to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims
disaster relief and aid department
disaster relief funds
drought
secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)
flood; flood damage
fig. rampant; in plague proportions; lit. to flood (idiom)
flood
to avoid calamities
to avoid calamities and evil spirits
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