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Keyword
disaster
  • catastrophe
  • calamity
Frequency
#1135
Strokes
7
Readings
zāi100%
Mnemonic
A house 宀 on fire 火
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
灾难zāinàn
disaster; catastrophe
灾害zāihài
calamity; disaster
火灾huǒzāi
serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
灾区zāiqū
disaster area; stricken region
救灾jiùzāi
to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims
灾民zāimín
victim (of a disaster)
受灾shòuzāi
disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity
灾zāi
disaster; calamity
水灾shuǐzāi
flood; flood damage
灾情zāiqíng
disastrous situation; calamity
天灾tiānzāi
natural disaster
防灾fángzāi
disaster prevention; to protect against natural disasters
幸灾乐祸xìngzāilèhuò
lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune; Schadenfreude
减灾jiǎnzāi
to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)
赈灾zhènzāi
disaster relief
重灾区zhòngzāiqū
area particularly hard-hit by a disaster; disaster area
灾后zāihòu
after a catastrophe; post-traumatic
风灾fēngzāi
damaging storm; destructive typhoon