ㄗㄞ

zāi

disaster

灾 is a 7 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as zāi in the first tone.

In traditional Chinese the characters 菑, 烖 or 災 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 宀 (roof) and 火 (fire).

  • 灾
    ㄗㄞ

    zāi

    disaster

    • 宀
      ㄇㄧㄢ ˊ

      mián

      roof

    • 火
      ㄏㄨㄛ ˇ

      huǒ

      fire

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Pronunciation

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Definitions for 灾 pronounced as zāi

  • old variant of 災|灾[zai1]
  • variant of 災|灾[zai1]
  • disaster
  • calamity

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