zāi

烖

Character · Noun

disaster; calamity (variant of 灾)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

archaic

Literary/archaic variant of 灾. Rarely used in modern Mandarin except in specific classical compounds or historical texts. Pronounced zāi.

Shàng上

gǔ古

zhī之

shí时

，

zāi烖

hài害

pín频

réng仍

。

In ancient times, disasters occurred frequently.

Cǐ此

tiān天

jiàng降

zhī之

zāi烖

yě也

。

This is a calamity sent from heaven.

Show 1 more example

Huǒ火

zāi烖

zhī之

hòu后

，

chóng重

jiàn建

jiā家

yuán园

。

After the fire disaster, they rebuilt their homes.