災

za̅i = z + ai1

disaster / calamity

灾 = 宀 + 火 : Zorro (z) just earned his PhD and is celebrating it with a bonfire (火) in front of the airplane (ai1), but then he accidentally drops his graduation cap (宀) and his certificate into the fire! What a disaster (灾)!

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災 character breakdown

災
- 巛
- 火
  - 丶
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

巛

chua̅n = chu + an1

archaic variant of 川[chuan1]

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A magical spell which causes the caster to appear blurred.

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火

huǒ = hu + o3

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

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火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).

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