旱 hàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
旱灾
hànzāi
drought
Characters in this word
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
- 严重的旱灾使农作物大幅减产，粮价也随之上涨。 Yánzhòng de hànzāi shǐ nóngzuòwù dàfú jiǎnchǎn, liángjià yě suí zhī shàngzhǎng. The severe drought caused a large reduction in crop yields, and grain prices rose accordingly.
- 旱灾持续了三个月，河水几乎都干了。 Hànzāi chíxù le sān gè yuè, héshuǐ jīhū dōu gān le. The drought lasted three months, and the river almost dried up completely.
- 每年夏天，这个地区都可能发生旱灾。 Měi nián xiàtiān, zhège dìqū dōu kěnéng fāshēng hànzāi. Every summer, a drought may occur in this region.