灾灾Stroke order for 灾

zāi
HSK 5HSK 3 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

n
Often used in compound words referring to specific disasters like 火灾 (fire), 水灾 (flood).
disaster; calamity (caused by nature or human actions)
自然或人为所造成的祸害。
Words:
天灾水灾旱灾灾难救灾火灾
Synonyms:
难害
Sentences:
  1. 台(tái)风(fēng)是(shì)沿(yán)海(hǎi)地(dì)区(qū)常(cháng)见(jiàn)的(de)自(zì)然(rán)灾(zāi)害(hài)
    Typhoons are a common natural disaster in coastal regions.
  2. 每(měi)年(nián)消(xiāo)防(fáng)部(bù)门(mén)都(dōu)会(huì)开(kāi)展(zhǎn)防(fáng)火(huǒ)宣(xuān)传(chuán)，防(fáng)止(zhǐ)火(huǒ)灾(zāi)发(fā)生(shēng)
    Every year, the fire department carries out fire prevention campaigns to prevent fires (disasters).
n
Used in contexts referring to personal suffering or ill fate. In the common saying "破财消灾", "灾" refers to misfortune.
misfortune; personal calamity
个人遭遇的不幸。
Words:
没灾没病灭顶之灾无妄之灾招灾惹祸破财消灾
Sentences:
  1. 他(tā)一(yī)年(nián)没(méi)灾(zāi)没(méi)病(bìng)，身(shēn)体(tǐ)很(hěn)好(hǎo)
    He has been free from illness and misfortune for a year and is in good health.
  2. 她(tā)最(zuì)近(jìn)总(zǒng)是(shì)遇(yù)到(dào)一(yī)些(xiē)无(wú)妄(wàng)之(zhī)灾(zāi)
    She has recently encountered some undeserved misfortunes.

Writing & Component

Radical火
Structuretop_bottom
Stroke Count7
Strokes丶丶㇇丶丿丿㇏