zāi

calamities from Heaven

Evolution

烖 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
烖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
烖 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Definitions

 

zāi

calamities from Heaven, as floods, famines, pestilence, etc.; misery

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zāi

variant of |[zāi]

Most common words with 烖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

灾难

disaster

火灾

fire (that burns buildings etc)

disaster

灾害

calamity

救灾

to relieve disaster