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Hǎi

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Hǎi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Hǎi | Hai3
English translation
surname Hai
ocean
sea
CL:
>[gè], piān [piàn]
great number of people or things
(dialect) numerous
sea, ocean; maritime

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About Hǎi

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Hǎi

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of Hǎi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵每

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

měi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and měi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using Hǎi

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zài 海边 hǎi biān 发现 fāxiàn 一些 yī xiē .

He found some dead fish beside the sea.

小山 Xiàng 海岸 hǎi àn xià xié .

The hills subsided toward the shore.

zhè 男孩 nán hái 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié , yòu yòu , dǎo zài 海边 hǎi biān de 沙滩 shātān shǎng .

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

海报 hǎi bào bèi Chéng 碎片 suì piàn .

The poster had been nipped to pieces.

四海之内 zhī nèi jiē 兄弟 xiōngdì .

Within the four seas all men are brothers.

Words with Hǎi

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character Hǎi in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
上海 Shàng hǎi Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to |[Hù]上海 Shàng hǎi
Hǎi ocean Hǎi
海军 hǎi jūn navy海軍
海滩 hǎi tān beach海灘
海盗 hǎi dào pirate海盜
海岸 hǎi àn coastal海岸 hǎi àn
海洋 hǎiyáng ocean海洋 hǎiyáng
大海 dà hǎi sea大海 dà hǎi
脑海 nǎo hǎi the mind腦海
海上 hǎi shàng maritime海上 hǎi shàng
海边 hǎi biān coast海邊
海洛因 hǎi luò yīn heroin (loanword)海洛因 hǎi luò yīn
海报 hǎi bào poster海報
海底 hǎi dǐ seabed海底 hǎi dǐ
海伦 Hǎi lún Helen or Hélène (name)海倫
上海市 Shàng hǎi shì Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. |上海市 Shàng hǎi shì
海湾 Hǎi wān bay海灣
海关 hǎiguān customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)海關
海南 Hǎi nán Hainan Island海南 Hǎi nán
海选 hǎi xuǎn preselection for a competition海選
海里 hǎi lǐ nautical mile海里 hǎi lǐ
海水 hǎi shuǐ seawater海水 hǎi shuǐ
海鲜 hǎixiān seafood海鮮
海豚 hǎi tún dolphin海豚 hǎi tún
海尔 Hǎi ěr Hale (name)海爾

Hǎi Decomposition & Compounds

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Hǎi Decomposition

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Hǎi Compounds

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