zāi

菑

Character · Noun

variant of 灾 (disaster)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples

noun

archaic

Used in ancient texts as a variant character for 灾 (disaster). Pronounced zāi in this usage. Found in pre-Qin classical texts.

Zāi菑

hài害

bìng并

zuò作

，

mín民

wú无

suǒ所

shí食

。

Disasters occurred simultaneously, and the people had nothing to eat.

Tiān天

jiàng降

zāi菑

yú于

Zhōu周

bāng邦

。

Heaven sent down disaster upon the state of Zhou.