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灾

zāi

disaster

A flame on a broken roof
Memory picture

Character

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

  • 大灾过去了。 Dà zāi guòqù le. The big disaster is over.
  • 水灾来了。 Shuǐzāi lái le. A flood is here.
  • 他怕火灾。 Tā pà huǒzāi. He is afraid of fires.

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