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  1. 灾 is the 1347th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zai1 - disaster/calamity

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

消灾 (消災)
火灾 (火災)
 ()
灾难 (災難)

Medium Frequency

受灾 (受災)
多灾多难 (多災多難)
天灾 (天災)
幸灾乐祸 (幸災樂禍)
成灾 (成災)
救灾 (救災)
旱灾 (旱災)
水灾 (水災)
泛滥成灾 (泛濫成災)
洪灾 (洪災)
灾区 (災區)
灾害 (災害)
灾情 (災情)
灾民 (災民)
灾祸 (災禍)
灾变 (災變)
重灾区 (重災區)
防灾 (防災)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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