Read Edit View history 灾 zāi HSK5 calamity Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a fire (火) burning a building (宀). Pinyin Separate values with commas zāi × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 灾 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 災 ×灾 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 灾 Simp strokes 灾 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 灾 Simp strokes 灾 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 灾 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 431, 823 ], [ 526, 777 ], [ 558, 738 ] ], [ [ 233, 654 ], [ 241, 628 ], [ 237, 608 ], [ 186, 515 ], [ 174, 462 ] ], [ [ 273, 618 ], [ 283, 608 ], [ 295, 608 ], [ 542, 653 ], [ 737, 674 ], [ 778, 660 ], [ 800, 633 ], [ 729, 544 ] ], [ [ 244, 421 ], [ 327, 353 ], [ 343, 320 ] ], [ [ 714, 484 ], [ 731, 446 ], [ 608, 350 ] ], [ [ 448, 563 ], [ 470, 552 ], [ 502, 513 ], [ 465, 274 ], [ 426, 177 ], [ 386, 122 ], [ 328, 76 ], [ 244, 36 ], [ 173, 18 ] ], [ [ 511, 349 ], [ 519, 313 ], [ 589, 215 ], [ 666, 119 ], [ 734, 53 ], [ 756, 37 ], [ 918, 2 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 458 781 Q 492 759 527 730 Q 543 717 561 719 Q 573 720 577 736 Q 580 752 567 784 Q 558 806 522 818 Q 440 842 424 831 Q 418 827 422 813 Q 426 801 458 781 Z", "M 264 627 Q 255 651 243 660 Q 227 675 223 650 Q 223 619 184 567 Q 147 527 148 507 Q 151 477 159 459 Q 172 434 192 458 Q 213 485 228 524 Q 246 570 260 597 C 269 615 269 615 264 627 Z", "M 260 597 Q 282 582 322 591 Q 472 637 701 653 Q 726 656 737 653 Q 756 640 754 632 L 725 554 Q 718 541 725 537 Q 732 533 748 546 Q 800 586 846 601 Q 882 616 881 624 Q 880 634 807 685 Q 783 703 703 686 Q 499 662 369 640 Q 317 633 264 627 C 234 624 232 608 260 597 Z", "M 261 378 Q 289 350 318 316 Q 330 303 344 301 Q 354 301 361 313 Q 367 326 361 356 Q 355 387 261 424 Q 246 428 240 427 Q 236 423 235 411 Q 238 401 261 378 Z", "M 688 449 Q 660 413 605 358 Q 598 351 603 343 Q 610 340 619 345 Q 718 400 765 419 Q 784 422 781 434 Q 777 452 758 474 Q 739 496 715 500 Q 699 501 699 480 Q 700 465 688 449 Z", "M 509 357 Q 512 376 515 394 Q 530 487 543 513 Q 549 525 540 534 Q 522 553 486 570 Q 464 582 446 577 Q 425 570 440 551 Q 468 518 466 486 Q 460 371 442 297 Q 415 158 285 77 Q 245 56 184 29 Q 171 25 167 22 Q 161 16 177 12 Q 261 6 380 80 Q 402 96 420 118 Q 469 178 501 313 L 509 357 Z", "M 501 313 Q 606 132 703 18 Q 728 -13 754 -14 Q 830 -10 895 -7 Q 923 -6 924 1 Q 925 8 894 25 Q 735 95 685 149 Q 588 246 509 357 C 491 381 486 339 501 313 Z" ] } 7 strokes 灾 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 431, 823 ], [ 526, 777 ], [ 558, 738 ] ], [ [ 233, 654 ], [ 241, 628 ], [ 237, 608 ], [ 186, 515 ], [ 174, 462 ] ], [ [ 273, 618 ], [ 283, 608 ], [ 295, 608 ], [ 542, 653 ], [ 737, 674 ], [ 778, 660 ], [ 800, 633 ], [ 729, 544 ] ], [ [ 244, 421 ], [ 327, 353 ], [ 343, 320 ] ], [ [ 714, 484 ], [ 731, 446 ], [ 608, 350 ] ], [ [ 448, 563 ], [ 470, 552 ], [ 502, 513 ], [ 465, 274 ], [ 426, 177 ], [ 386, 122 ], [ 328, 76 ], [ 244, 36 ], [ 173, 18 ] ], [ [ 511, 349 ], [ 519, 313 ], [ 589, 215 ], [ 666, 119 ], [ 734, 53 ], [ 756, 37 ], [ 918, 2 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 458 781 Q 492 759 527 730 Q 543 717 561 719 Q 573 720 577 736 Q 580 752 567 784 Q 558 806 522 818 Q 440 842 424 831 Q 418 827 422 813 Q 426 801 458 781 Z", "M 264 627 Q 255 651 243 660 Q 227 675 223 650 Q 223 619 184 567 Q 147 527 148 507 Q 151 477 159 459 Q 172 434 192 458 Q 213 485 228 524 Q 246 570 260 597 C 269 615 269 615 264 627 Z", "M 260 597 Q 282 582 322 591 Q 472 637 701 653 Q 726 656 737 653 Q 756 640 754 632 L 725 554 Q 718 541 725 537 Q 732 533 748 546 Q 800 586 846 601 Q 882 616 881 624 Q 880 634 807 685 Q 783 703 703 686 Q 499 662 369 640 Q 317 633 264 627 C 234 624 232 608 260 597 Z", "M 261 378 Q 289 350 318 316 Q 330 303 344 301 Q 354 301 361 313 Q 367 326 361 356 Q 355 387 261 424 Q 246 428 240 427 Q 236 423 235 411 Q 238 401 261 378 Z", "M 688 449 Q 660 413 605 358 Q 598 351 603 343 Q 610 340 619 345 Q 718 400 765 419 Q 784 422 781 434 Q 777 452 758 474 Q 739 496 715 500 Q 699 501 699 480 Q 700 465 688 449 Z", "M 509 357 Q 512 376 515 394 Q 530 487 543 513 Q 549 525 540 534 Q 522 553 486 570 Q 464 582 446 577 Q 425 570 440 551 Q 468 518 466 486 Q 460 371 442 297 Q 415 158 285 77 Q 245 56 184 29 Q 171 25 167 22 Q 161 16 177 12 Q 261 6 380 80 Q 402 96 420 118 Q 469 178 501 313 L 509 357 Z", "M 501 313 Q 606 132 703 18 Q 728 -13 754 -14 Q 830 -10 895 -7 Q 923 -6 924 1 Q 925 8 894 25 Q 735 95 685 149 Q 588 246 509 357 C 491 381 486 339 501 313 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.