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Meaning of 灾
Pinyin
zāi
Radical
火
Strokes
7
Definition
disaster / calamity
Usage
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灾 zāi
1. Water, fire, famine, and other disasters caused by natural calamities.
水、火、荒旱等所造成的祸害。
2. Personal misfortunes.
个人的不幸遭遇。
3. Damage and disaster caused by water or fire.
水～。火～。～难（nàn）。～害。～患。
4. Misfortunes that befall someone.
招～惹祸。幸～乐祸。破财消～。
本义 (Original Meaning): Fire disaster.
本义: 火灾
造字法 (Character Formation Method): Pictophonetic; the ancient oracle bone script resembles the shape of fire burning a house. Small seal script combines elements of water (川) and fire (火), as water and fire are sources of 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。
1. Same as the original meaning (fire as a disaster).
同本义 ([En.] fire as a disaster)
2. Disaster; calamity; catastrophe.
灾害，祸患 ([En.] disaster; calamity; catastrophe)
3. Evil deeds.
罪恶 ([En.] crime)
动词 (Verb):
1. To harm; to suffer disaster.
伤害，使受灾害 ([En.] injury)
2. To burn.
焚烧 ([En.] burn)
3. See also zī.
另见 zī
Further elucidation through ancient texts:
1. In "Shuo Wen," it states: "Heavenly fire is called 烖, derived from fire," indicating the sound.
2. In "Gong Yang Zhuan": "The large is called 灾, the small is fire."
3. In "Gu Liang Zhuan": "The nation is called 灾, the city is called fire."
4. In "Shi Ming": "The remainder of what is burned by fire is called 烖."
5. "Zuo Zhuan" mentions: "All fires; human fire is called fire, heavenly fire is called disaster."
6. "Zuo Zhuan" refers to: "In the fourth month of summer, the disaster in Chen happened (referring to a fire disaster)."
Example usages:
如: 灾火 (fire disaster); 灾燀 (fire disaster)
Additional meanings:
1. Disaster, calamity.
灾害，祸患 ([En.] disaster; calamity)
Example usages:
如: 灾晦 (disaster; bad luck); 灾兵 (disasters brought by war); 灾疫 (referring to epidemics).
lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude
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
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Input Method for 灾
Pinyin
zai1
Wubi
pou
Cangjie
jf
Zhengma
wduo
Four Corner
30809
Unicode
U+707e
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