Word: 災 - Disaster
Pronounced: ㄗㄞ || Zāi
Building Blocks:
川 - (P: ㄔㄨㄢ || Chuān) - Radical for river or stream
火 - (P: ㄏㄨㄛˇ || Huǒ) - Mouth
Constructing the Character 災:
The three arrows on the top (巛) is a variant of river (川). Therefore disaster (災) is the short form for river (巛) over fire (火)
Expansion
水災 - Flood disaster (Google translates as hurricane)
火災 - Fire disaster
天災 - Natural Disaster
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