Senses
灾/ 災 variants: 烖, 菑 disaster
(bound form) disaster; calamity; catastrophe (e.g. floods, fire, or drought)
菑 newly cultivated field
(literary) field that has been opened for cultivation for one year; field in general
菑 Zi
(bound form) a Chinese surname
菑 disaster
(archaic) calamity or disaster; synonym of 灾
菑 to clear land
(literary) to weed or clear land for farming
灾/ 菑 wasteland
land that has been under cultivation for one year; to clear land for cultivation