Read Edit View history Discussion 災 zāi HSK5 calamity Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a fire (火) and a flood (𡿧). Pinyin Separate values with commas zāi × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 灾 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 災 Simp strokes 災 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 災 Simp strokes 災 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 災 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 342, 794 ], [ 359, 785 ], [ 378, 751 ], [ 339, 665 ], [ 314, 629 ], [ 305, 601 ], [ 323, 581 ], [ 391, 540 ], [ 403, 513 ] ], [ [ 514, 820 ], [ 531, 811 ], [ 549, 776 ], [ 468, 624 ], [ 486, 607 ], [ 546, 573 ], [ 555, 544 ] ], [ [ 712, 831 ], [ 728, 818 ], [ 740, 783 ], [ 716, 746 ], [ 647, 666 ], [ 641, 648 ], [ 662, 629 ], [ 730, 601 ], [ 747, 573 ] ], [ [ 265, 375 ], [ 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C 517 335 511 306 528 281 Z" ] } 7 strokes 災 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 342, 794 ], [ 359, 785 ], [ 378, 751 ], [ 339, 665 ], [ 314, 629 ], [ 305, 601 ], [ 323, 581 ], [ 391, 540 ], [ 403, 513 ] ], [ [ 514, 820 ], [ 531, 811 ], [ 549, 776 ], [ 468, 624 ], [ 486, 607 ], [ 546, 573 ], [ 555, 544 ] ], [ [ 712, 831 ], [ 728, 818 ], [ 740, 783 ], [ 716, 746 ], [ 647, 666 ], [ 641, 648 ], [ 662, 629 ], [ 730, 601 ], [ 747, 573 ] ], [ [ 265, 375 ], [ 342, 323 ], [ 373, 274 ] ], [ [ 729, 482 ], [ 748, 457 ], [ 754, 435 ], [ 722, 404 ], [ 623, 336 ] ], [ [ 479, 485 ], [ 522, 443 ], [ 519, 398 ], [ 498, 281 ], [ 454, 178 ], [ 424, 135 ], [ 364, 77 ], [ 254, 20 ], [ 175, -5 ] ], [ [ 541, 306 ], [ 545, 280 ], [ 609, 204 ], [ 723, 87 ], [ 784, 41 ], [ 811, 25 ], [ 961, 9 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 343 747 Q 328 665 292 620 Q 283 610 283 601 Q 283 591 308 572 Q 338 551 379 508 Q 394 489 405 492 Q 420 493 425 512 Q 431 537 423 551 Q 414 572 335 594 Q 305 603 358 670 Q 359 674 362 676 Q 393 719 407 730 Q 417 734 419 743 Q 422 759 397 781 Q 378 800 358 804 Q 339 805 334 799 Q 331 795 337 786 Q 347 773 343 747 Z", "M 513 773 Q 501 707 459 646 Q 449 634 448 625 Q 447 615 472 597 Q 497 579 532 543 Q 547 524 558 527 Q 571 530 577 548 Q 583 573 574 587 Q 565 608 497 620 Q 479 626 490 643 Q 494 656 530 700 Q 564 743 577 753 Q 587 757 589 766 Q 593 782 569 805 Q 550 826 531 830 Q 512 831 506 825 Q 505 821 509 812 Q 519 799 513 773 Z", "M 705 785 Q 684 722 632 669 Q 623 659 622 650 Q 622 640 647 621 Q 678 605 724 566 Q 740 550 752 554 Q 765 557 769 576 Q 772 601 762 615 Q 750 636 672 641 Q 659 644 658 649 Q 662 679 738 736 Q 754 752 764 756 Q 797 765 765 808 Q 749 832 730 838 Q 712 842 706 838 Q 702 834 706 824 Q 713 809 705 785 Z", "M 288 326 Q 313 301 341 270 Q 356 254 374 254 Q 386 254 392 269 Q 399 285 390 320 Q 386 341 353 358 Q 278 391 260 383 Q 254 379 255 364 Q 259 351 288 326 Z", "M 702 436 Q 678 402 621 344 Q 608 326 627 328 Q 654 337 745 379 Q 769 395 798 404 Q 823 413 814 435 Q 801 456 772 476 Q 747 495 731 493 Q 716 493 719 477 Q 720 455 702 436 Z", "M 537 313 Q 564 442 567 444 Q 574 451 568 464 Q 561 473 527 486 Q 490 505 471 498 Q 458 491 468 472 Q 501 393 463 270 Q 429 165 331 86 Q 282 52 178 5 Q 148 -10 183 -11 Q 205 -12 251 2 Q 309 15 359 43 Q 405 65 442 111 Q 496 172 528 281 L 537 313 Z", "M 528 281 Q 670 71 775 -13 Q 791 -26 812 -26 Q 882 -13 942 -2 Q 967 2 967 9 Q 968 16 938 29 Q 788 84 729 130 Q 626 214 537 313 C 517 335 511 306 528 281 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.