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灾 - zāi

calamity, disaster, catastrophe

calamity, disaster, catastrophe

How to read 灾

Click 灾 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzāi
Englishcalamity, disaster, catastrophe
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

灾区 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 灾厄. Please read 灾场 one more time.

Common words with this character

disaster area; stricken region
adversity; catastrophe; disaster
disaster area; scene of accident
calamity; disaster; CL:個|个[ge4]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 灾 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 灾区 and 灾厄 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 灾.