灾(zāi)

HSK 57 strokesTrad. 災

disaster

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Character information

Pinyin
zāi
Meaning
disaster; calamity
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
災

Origin & structure

Where 灾 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀火

A house 宀 on fire 火

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

宀mián火huǒ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 災: A river 巛 on fire 火

How to write 灾 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 灾

Common words using 灾 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shòu受zāi灾
HSK 5

disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity

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jiù救zāi灾
HSK 5

to relieve disaster

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shuǐ水zāi灾
HSK 5

flood

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huǒ火zāi灾
HSK 5

serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

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zāi灾qū区
HSK 5

disaster area; stricken region

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zāi灾hài害
HSK 5

calamity

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zāi灾nàn难
HSK 5

disaster; catastrophe

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hàn旱zāi灾
HSK 7-9

drought

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

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受救水火区害难旱

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