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火灾

huǒzāi

fire

A house surrounded by flames
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Characters in this word

火 huǒ

Strokes
4
Radical
火 — fire, flame
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 火

灾 zāi

Strokes
7
Radical
火 — fire, flame
Made of
宀 roof 火 fire, flame
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 火灾很危险。 Huǒzāi hěn wēixiǎn. A fire is very dangerous.
  • 学校有火灾。 Xuéxiào yǒu huǒzāi. There is a fire at school.
  • 请预防火灾。 Qǐng yùfáng huǒzāi. Please prevent fires.

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