huò祸（禍）
祸（禍）
common
Meaning of 祸
祸 means disaster; calamity; misfortune; to harm; to damage; to bring disaster to. Pronounced huò.
- disaster; calamity; misfortune
- to harm; to damage; to bring disaster to
Character Info
Radical礻
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Components
礻
咼
Stroke Order
祸
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
chǎng场
chē车
huò祸
shǐ使
tā他
shī失
qù去
le了
shuāng双
tuǐ腿
。
This car accident caused him to lose both legs.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
jiù就
chuǎng闯
le了
dà大
huò祸
。
He caused a great disaster when he was young.
Dà大
huò祸
lín临
tóu头
，
tā他
què却
hún浑
rán然
bù不
zhī知
。
A great calamity was upon him, yet he was completely unaware.
Zhēn真
shì是
huò祸
bù不
dān单
xíng行
，
fù父
qin亲
gāng刚
zhù住
yuàn院
，
gōng公
sī司
yòu又
pò破
chǎn产
le了
。
It truly is misfortunes never come singly—his father just went to the hospital, and his company went bankrupt.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zì自
rán然
zāi灾
hài害
shì是
bǎi百
nián年
yī一
yù遇
de的
dà大
huò祸
。
This natural disaster is a calamity that occurs once in a century.
Relations
Measure Words
场/ chǎng
Primary
次/ cì
Common Words
车祸 / 車禍chēhuò
car accident; traffic accident; crash
闯祸 / 闖禍chuǎnghuò
cause trouble; bring disaster
灾祸 / 災禍zāihuò
disaster; calamity; catastrophe
祸患huòhuàn
disaster; calamity; catastrophe
祸首 / 禍首huòshǒu
chief culprit; main instigator
祸根 / 禍根huògēn
root of disaster; source of calamity; culprit
祸不单行 / 禍不單行huòbùdānxíng
misfortunes never come singly; when it rains it pours
祸国殃民 / 禍國殃民huòguóyāngmín
bring disaster to country and people; scourge of a nation