灾
disaster / calamity
variant of 災|灾[zai1]
old variant of 災|灾[zai1]
灾 character breakdown
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
宀
=
丶
+
冖
:
Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀).
Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.
Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
Characters with 灾 as component
灾
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 灾
lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude
calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status
State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters
to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)
Sentences with 灾
灾 currently does not appear in any sentence.