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灾
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Depicts a fire (火) and a flood (𡿧).
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Historical Evolution
灾
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
灾
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
灾
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
灾
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
灾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
灾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
灾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
灾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
灾
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
灾
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
灾
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
灾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
灾 / 災 [zāi]
disaster; calamity
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (61)
灾难 [zāinàn] #2,798
disaster
火灾 [huǒzāi] #3,491
fire (that burns buildings etc)
灾害 [zāihài] #21,146
calamity
救灾 [jiùzāi] #43,957
to relieve disaster
灾区 [zāiqū] #31,337
disaster area
受灾 [shòuzāi] #33,269
disaster-stricken
自然灾害 [zìránzāihài] #20,336
natural disaster
幸灾乐祸 [xìngzāilèhuò] #13,248
lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
灾民 [zāimín] #50,532
victim (of a disaster)
灾情 [zāiqíng] #14,207
disastrous situation
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JAPANESE WORDS (172)
⭐ 災害 [さいがい] #7,875
calamity
⭐ 災難 [さいなん] #7,926
calamity
災厄 [さいやく] #10,563
calamity
⭐ 災い [わざわい] #12,335
disaster
⭐ 火災 [かさい] #13,233
conflagration
⭐ 天災 [てんさい] #23,248
natural calamity
⭐ 震災 [しんさい] #26,014
earthquake disaster
災いする [わざわいする] #27,558
to be one's ruin
厄災 [やくさい] #29,567
calamity
災禍 [さいか] #29,616
disaster
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