calamity, disaster, catastrophe
Animated Stroke Order 灾
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HSK Vocabulary: 灾
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 灾 is used in context
1
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
jiā加
qiáng强
fáng防
zāi灾
yì意
shí识
。
We should strengthen disaster prevention awareness
2
xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
xùn迅
sù速
gǎn赶
dào到
huǒ火
zāi灾
xiàn现
chǎng场
。
Firefighters quickly arrived at the fire scene
3
zhè这
chǎng场
zì自
rán然
zāi灾
hài害
zào造
chéng成
le了
jù巨
dà大
sǔn损
shī失
。
This natural disaster caused huge losses
4
dì地
zhèn震
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zāi灾
hài害
。
Earthquake is a kind of disaster.
5
zhèng政
fǔ府
zhèng正
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
jiǎn减
shǎo少
zì自
rán然
zāi灾
hài害
de的
yǐng影
xiǎng响
。
The government is working hard to reduce the impact of natural disasters.
6
miàn面
duì对
tū突
rú如
qí其
lái来
de的
zāi灾
hài害
，
shè社
qū区
tuán团
jié结
qǐ起
lái来
hù互
xiāng相
bāng帮
zhù助
。
Facing the sudden disaster, the community united to help each other.
7
dì地
zhèn震
shì是
yī一
cháng场
zāi灾
nàn难
。
An earthquake is a disaster.
8
hóng洪
shuǐ水
gěi给
zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
dài带
lái来
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
zāi灾
nàn难
。
The flood brought great disaster to this small town.
9
zhè这
chǎng场
sēn森
lín林
huǒ火
zāi灾
bù不
jǐn仅
pò破
huài坏
le了
shēng生
tài态
huán环
jìng境
，
hái还
zào造
chéng成
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
jīng经
jì济
zāi灾
nàn难
。
This forest fire not only damaged the ecological environment but also caused a severe economic disaster.
Information
Traditional災
Radical火
Strokes7
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1764
Zhuyinㄗㄞ
Components—
UnicodeU+707E
Cangjie—
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality