灾害 zāihài▶ bencana

Stroke order

灾害 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 灾 — 7 strokes
• 害 — 10 strokes

Senses

1. calamity
2. disaster

Related words

• 伤害sakit; melukai
• 危害Kerugian; merugikan
• 利害Minat; Bunga
• 厉害Sengit
• 害羞Malu; Pemalu
• 灾难bencana

灾害 is pronounced zāihài and means “bencana”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 灾害 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.