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孩 hái

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孩 hái Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hái | hai2
English translation
child
baby, child; children

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About 孩 hái

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

孩 hái

Contains the radical

子 zǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

child

Etymology of 孩 hái

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰子亥

Semantic compound

子 zǐ

Phonetic compound

亥 hài

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 子 zǐ represents the meaning and 亥 hài represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 孩 hái

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孩子 háizi 们 men 举行 jǔxíng 比赛 bǐsài ,看 kān 谁 shuí 单足跳 tiào 跃 yuè 最 zuì 快 kuài .

The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.

那 Nā 位 wèi 矮 ǎi 男孩 nán hái 是 shì 谁 shuí ? 那位是 shì 比尔 Bǐ ěr .

Who is that short boy? That is Bill.

孩子 háizi 们 men 把 bǎ 照片 zhàopiàn 全都 quán dōu 翻得乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo .

The kids have muddled up all the photos.

孩子 háizi 们 men 在 zài 争论 zhēnglùn 谁 shuí 跑 páo 得 dé 最 zuì 快 kuài .

The boys were squabbling about who was the best runner.

这 zhè 男孩 nán hái 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié , 又 yòu 饥 jī 又 yòu 渴 kě , 倒 dǎo 在 zài 海边 hǎi biān 的 de 沙滩 shātān 上 shǎng .

The boy, tired, hungry and thirsty, fell down on the beach.

Words with 孩 hái

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
孩子 háizi child孩子 háizi
女孩 nǚ hái girl女孩 nǚ hái
男孩 nán hái boy男孩 nán hái
小孩 xiǎo hái child小孩 xiǎo hái
孩子们 hái zi men children孩子們
女孩子 nǚ hái zi girl女孩子 nǚ hái zi
小孩子 xiǎo hái zi child小孩子 xiǎo hái zi
孩 hái child孩 hái
孩儿 hái ér child孩兒
男孩子 nán hái zi boy男孩子 nán hái zi
孩子气 hái zi qì boyish孩子氣
女孩儿 nǚ hái r girl女孩兒
孩童 hái tóng child孩童 hái tóng
小孩儿 xiǎo hái r child小孩兒
婴孩 yīng hái infant嬰孩
孩提 hái tí young child孩提 hái tí
毛孩子 máo hái zi (coll.) infant毛孩子 máo hái zi
野孩子 yě hái zǐ feral child野孩子 yě hái zǐ
狼孩 láng hái wolf child狼孩 láng hái

孩 hái Decomposition & Compounds

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孩 hái Decomposition

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