zāi

old variant of 災|灾[zai1]

roof (宀) + fire (火) = disaster

A fire breaking out inside a home is the most intimate kind of catastrophe. The roof traps the flames, turning a shelter into a trap.

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RoofSemantic
FireSemantic

那场大给很多家庭带来了痛苦。

nà chǎng dà zāi gěi hěn duō jiā tíng dài lái le tòng kǔ。

That great disaster brought suffering to many families.

政府努力帮助后重建家园的人们。

zhèng fǔ nǔ lì bāng zhù zāi hòu chóng jiàn jiā yuán de rén men。

The government works hard to help people rebuild their homes after the disaster.

Words with 灾

重灾

zhòng zāi

severe disaster

重灾区

zhòng zāi qū

area particularly hard-hit by a disaster

防灾

fáng zāi

disaster prevention

雹灾

báo zāi

disaster caused by hail

震灾

zhèn zāi

disastrous earthquake

霜灾

shuāng zāi

frost damage (to crop)

风灾

fēng zāi

damaging storm

蝗灾

huáng zāi

plague of locusts

受灾

shòu zāi

disaster-stricken

受灾地区

shòu zāi dì qū

disaster area

回禄之灾

huí lù zhī zāi

to have one's house burned down

多灾多难

duō zāi duō nàn

to be plagued with misfortunes

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