烖 (zāi) - Disaster, calamity, catastrophe & misfortune

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zāi ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

悦丈

烖 · zāi

Disaster, calamity, catastrophe;

misfortune;

harm, damage.

Disaster, calamity, catastrophemisfortuneharm, damage.

Usage highlights

Natural disasterWar calamityHuman disasterFlood disasterFire disasterGreat calamity

Synonyms

  • 災— disaster, calamity
  • 祸— misfortune, disaster
  • 难— calamity, difficulty

Antonyms

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

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Natural disasters (天烖) can cause widespread destruction.
  • The country suffered from war calamities (兵烖).
  • He encountered a personal misfortune (人烖).
  • The flood was a great disaster (大水烖).

Collocations

  • Natural disaster(天烖)
  • War calamity(兵烖)
  • Human disaster(人烖)
  • Flood disaster(水烖)
  • Fire disaster(火烖)
  • Great calamity(大烖)

Idioms

  • Natural and man-made disasters(天烖人祸)
  • Disaster strikes from heaven(天降之烖)
  • Escape from calamity(逃烖免祸)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 烖 is an ancient variant of 災 (灾), representing disaster or calamity.
  • In traditional Chinese thought, disasters were often seen as heavenly warnings or punishments.
  • The character combines 火 (fire) and 戈 (weapon), suggesting destruction by fire and warfare.

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