灾 (zāi) is a Chinese word meaning “disaster; calamity”.
Meanings
- 1disaster; calamity
- Part of speech
- noun
Related words
灾难disaster; catastrophe火灾serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)灾variant of 災|灾[zai1]灾old variant of 災|灾[zai1]幸灾乐祸lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune自然灾害natural disaster灾害calamity灾祸disaster灭顶之灾(idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity灾区disaster area; stricken region水灾flood受灾disaster-stricken