zāi HSK5

calamity

Senses

/ 災 zāi variants: 烖, 菑 disaster

(bound form) disaster; calamity; catastrophe (e.g. floods, fire, or drought)

/ 災 zāi misfortune

(bound form) adversity; bad luck; misfortune

/ 災 zāi stricken

(bound form) hit by a disaster; disaster-stricken

/ 菑 wasteland

land that has been under cultivation for one year; to clear land for cultivation

References

variant 灾/菑 灾/災
same_as 甾/甾 灾/災
same_as 菑/菑 灾/災