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Information of 灾

Pinyinzāi

Radical

火

Strokes

7 strokes

Usage

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Definition

disaster / calamity

灾 zāi 1. Water, fire, drought, etc., causing harm. 水、火、荒旱等所造成的祸害。2. Unfortunate experiences of individuals. 个人的不幸遭遇。---1. Water disaster (水灾). 2. Fire disaster (火灾). 3. Disaster (灾难). 4. Harm (灾害). 5. Suffering (灾患). 1. Same as the original meaning (火灾). 同本义 ([En.] fire as a disaster) 2. Disaster, calamity, catastrophe. 灾害，祸患 ([En.] disaster; calamity; catastrophe) 3. Evil (罪恶). 罪恶 ([En.] crime) ---1. To injure, cause harm. 伤害，使受灾害 ([En.] injury) 2. To burn. 焚烧 ([En.] burn) 3. See also zī. 另见 zī ---本义: 火灾 Original meaning: Fire disaster造字法: 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。 Character formation method: Ideographic. The oracle bone script represents the shape of a house burning. The small seal script indicates water (川) and fire. Water and fire are sources of disasters. ---引: 1. "Shuōwén": Heavenly fire is called 烖, from fire, with the sound of "zāi". In ancient texts it is expressed as "才", with "川" as the sound. Sometimes it indicates disaster. 《说文》：天火曰烖，从火，哉声。古文从才，籀文从巛声。或体灾。 2. "Gōngyáng Zhuàn": The greater is called disaster, the lesser fire. 《公羊传·襄公九年》：大者曰灾，小者火。 3. "Gùliáng Zhuàn": The country is called disaster, the city is called fire. 《谷梁传·昭公九年》：国曰灾，邑曰火。 4. "Shìmíng": The remnants burned by fire are called 烖, indicating that the remaining items are such. 《释名》：火所烧灭之余曰烖，言其余物如是也。 5. "Zuǒ Zhuàn": All fires, human fire is called fire, heavenly fire is called disaster. 《左传·宣公十六年》：凡火，人火曰火，天火曰灾。 6. "Zuǒ Zhuàn": In the fourth month of summer, there was a disaster in Chen. 《左传·昭公九年》：夏四月，陈灾。(陈地发生火灾。) 例: 例如: 灾火 (fire disaster); 灾燀 (fire disaster). Examples: For instance, disaster fire (灾火); disaster flames (灾燀). ---灾害，祸患 ([En.] disaster; calamity; catastrophe) 引: 1. "Zhōulǐ": Great烖. Note: "Water and fire are harmful." 《周礼·司服》：大烖。注:“水火为害。” 2. "Zhōulǐ": Disaster caused by war, water, and fire. 《周礼·掌客》：祸烖杀礼。注:“新有兵寇水火也。” 3. "Zhōulǐ": When a country has a great calamity, heavenly fire descends. 《周礼·大祝》：国有大故天烖。注:“疫疠水旱也。” 4. "Xúnzǐ": Disaster befalls its body. 《荀子·臣道》：灾及其身。 5. "Guóyǔ": Heavenly disaster falls harshly. 《国语·周语》：天灾降戾。(戾:猛，凶) 例: 例如: 灾晦 (disaster; misfortune); 灾燀 (disaster; calamity). Examples: For instance, disaster misfortune (灾晦); disaster flames (灾燀).---罪恶 ([En.] crime) 引: 1. "Gùliáng Zhuàn": Disaster is to record and manage. Nìng annotation: "Disaster means crime; record means governance." 《谷梁传》：灾，纪也。范宁注:“灾，谓罪恶;纪，治理也。” ---1. To injure, cause harm. 伤害，使受灾害 ([En.] injury) 引: 1. "Lùn héng": When a lord fails to govern, heaven acts differently; if unmodified, it disasters the people; if unmodified, it will ultimately disaster himself. 《论衡》：人君失政，天为异;不改，灾其人民;不改，乃灾其身也。 2. To burn. 焚烧 ([En.] burn) 引: 1. "Hànshū": Reckless flames arise, damaging ancestral halls, burning palaces. 《汉书》：滥炎妄起，灾宗庙，烧宫馆。 3. Another reference: zī. 另见 zī

无妄之灾 wú wàng zhī zāi

an accident / an undeserved catastrophe / unexpected calamities

灾厄 zāi è

Disaster

灾害 zāi hài

calamity / disaster / CL:個|个[ge4]

自然灾害 zì rán zāi hài

natural disaster

幸灾乐祸 xìng zāi lè huò

lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude

抗震救灾 kàng zhèn jiù zāi

earthquake relief work / combat the quake and carry out relief work / carry out (one's) antiquake struggle and relief work / combat the earthquake and do relief work

救灾 jiù zāi

to relieve disaster / to help disaster victims

旱灾 hàn zāi

drought

灾殃 zāi yāng

disaster

泛滥成灾 fàn làn chéng zāi

lit. to flood (idiom) / fig. rampant / in plague proportions

洪灾 hóng zāi

flood

涝灾 lào zāi

damage or crop failure caused by waterlogging

灾难 zāi nàn

disaster / catastrophe

火灾 huǒ zāi

fire (that burns buildings etc)

灾区 zāi qū

disaster area / stricken region

灾祸 zāi huò

disaster

灾民 zāi mín

victim (of a disaster)

受灾 shòu zāi

disaster-stricken / to be hit by a natural calamity

灾情 zāi qíng

disastrous situation / calamity

水灾 shuǐ zāi

flood / flood damage

灾荒 zāi huāng

natural disaster / famine

天灾 tiān zāi

natural disaster

抗灾 kàng zāi

defense against natural disasters

赈灾 zhèn zāi

disaster relief

灾难性 zāi nàn xìng

catastrophic

重灾区 zhòng zāi qū

area particularly hard-hit by a disaster / disaster area

天灾人祸 tiān zāi rén huò

natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)

蝗灾 huáng zāi

plague of locusts

遭灾 zāo zāi

be hit by a natural calamity

雹灾 báo zāi

disaster caused by hail

Input Method for 灾

Pinyinzai1

Wubi

pou

Cangjie

jf

Zhengma

wduo

Four Corner

30809

Unicode

U+707e

Same Pronunciation Characters

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