zāi

disaster; calamity

Radical: 火 HSK 5 n ideographic

Components & Etymology

灾 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 灾

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 灾.

减灾
jiǎn zāi
受灾
shòu zāi
大灾
dà zāi
天灾
tiān zāi
成灾
chéng zāi
抗灾
kàng zāi
攘灾
rǎng zāi
救灾
jiù zāi
旱灾
hàn zāi
水灾
shuǐ zāi
洪灾
hóng zāi
消灾
xiāo zāi

Related characters (radical 火)

Characters that share the radical .

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