夈 (zhāi) - Ancient variant of 災 (zāi), meaning disaster, calamity, & also appears as a variant form.

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zhāi ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

悦丈

夈 · zhāi

Ancient variant of 災 (zāi), meaning disaster, calamity, misfortune;

also appears as a variant form.

Ancient variant of 災 (zāi), meaning disaster, calamity,also appears as a variant form.

Usage highlights

disaster variantcalamity characterancient formcharacter variant

Synonyms

  • 災— disaster, calamity
  • 灾— disaster (simplified form)
  • 難— difficulty, disaster

Antonyms

  • 福— blessing, good fortune
  • 吉— auspicious, lucky

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient texts sometimes use 夈 for disaster (災).
  • This character appears as a variant in historical documents (夈).
  • The modern standard form for disaster is 災 (zāi).

Collocations

  • disaster variant(夈)
  • calamity character(災字)
  • ancient form(古体)
  • character variant(异体字)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 夈 is an ancient variant form of the character 災 (disaster), found in historical texts and manuscripts.
  • Variant characters like 夈 demonstrate the evolution of Chinese writing systems over time.
  • Such variants are primarily of interest to scholars studying paleography and character development.

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