遭 zāo
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 曹 ministers, officials
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
遭受
zāoshòu
to suffer, to endure
Characters in this word
受 shòu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 爫 claws, nails, talons 冖 cover 又 and, also, again, in addition
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 沿海地区去年遭受台风袭击，许多房屋严重损坏。 Yánhǎi dìqū qùnián zāoshòu táifēng xíjī, xǔduō fángwū yánzhòng sǔnhuài. The coastal area suffered a typhoon attack last year, and many houses were seriously damaged.
- 农民们遭受了很大的损失。 Nóngmínmen zāoshòu le hěn dà de sǔnshī. The farmers suffered heavy losses.
- 小村庄多年来一直遭受干旱的折磨。 Xiǎo cūnzhuāng duōnián lái yìzhí zāoshòu gānhàn de zhémó. The small village has suffered from drought for many years.
Related words
- 遭到 zāodào to suffer, to meet with
- 遭遇 zāoyù to encounter; fate, luck
- 遭殃 zāoyāng to suffer disaster; to be in trouble
- 接受 jiēshòu to accept
- 难受 nánshòu uncomfortable; upset
- 受到 shòudào to receive; to be given
- 感受 gǎnshòu to feel; feeling
- 受 shòu to receive; to suffer
- 受伤 shòushāng to get injured
- 承受 chéngshòu to bear; to endure
- 受不了 shòubùliǎo cannot stand
- 忍受 rěnshòu to bear; to put up with