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Information of 災
Pinyin
zāi
Radical
火
Strokes
7 strokes
Usage
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Definition
disaster / calamity
災 (zāi)
1. Originally refers to a natural fire disaster; later, it broadly refers to various natural or man-made calamities.
(原指自然發生的火災。後泛指各種自然的或人為的禍害。)
2. Burning.
(焚燒。)
3. Remaining ashes.
(餘燼。)
4. Evil; mistake.
(罪惡；錯誤。)
5. Refers to diseases or personal misfortunes.
(指疾病或個人遭遇的不幸。)
Example: 招災惹禍 (to bring disaster); 沒病沒災 (safe and sound).
Meaning Origins:
- The character is a compound ideogram. The oracle bone script depicts the shape of fire burning a house. In small seal script, it combines water (川) and fire, indicating that both water and fire are sources of calamity.
(【造字法】:會意。甲骨文字形，象火焚屋的形狀。小篆從川，表水;從火。水火都是災禍之源。)
Synonyms:
1. Same as the original meaning (fire as a disaster).
(同本義。)
2. Disaster; calamity; catastrophe.
(災害，禍患。)
3. Crime.
(罪惡。)
As a verb:
1. To injure; to cause harm.
(傷害，使受災害。)
2. To burn.
(焚燒。)
3. See also zī.
(另見 zī。)