灾难
Old HSK 6
灾难 (zāinàn) · disaster
灾难 (zāinàn) means “disaster; catastrophe”. It is written with 2 characters: 灾 (disaster) + 难 (difficult). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 灾难 is built
The characters
灾 zāi · disaster
What 灾 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
难 nán · difficult
What 难 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A hand 又 trying to grasp at a bird 隹 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
地震给这里带来了巨大的灾难。Dìzhèn gěi zhèlǐ dàilái le jùdà de zāinàn.The earthquake brought a great disaster here.
全国人民帮助灾难中的人们。Quánguó rénmín bāngzhù zāinàn zhōng de rénmen.People all over the country helped those hit by the disaster.
Questions about 灾难
What does 灾难 mean?
灾难 (zāinàn) means “disaster; catastrophe”.
How do you pronounce 灾难?
灾难 is pronounced zāinàn.
Which HSK level is 灾难?
灾难 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 灾害zāihàidisaster
- 难过nánguòsad
- 难看nánkànugly
- 难受nánshòuto feel unwell
- 难题nántídifficult problem
- 难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
- 困难kùnnandifficulty
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 难度nándùdifficulty
- 难免nánmiǎnhard to avoid
Learn 灾难 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 225: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.