海 — Chinese character
海
hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
- Pinyin
- hǎi
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 氵 每
- Formation
- pictophonetic — water; meaning component 氵; sound component 每
- Japanese
- 海 as a kanji
Common words with 海
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas; abroad |
| 海军 (海軍) | hǎi jūn | navy |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean |
| 海上 | hǎi shàng | maritime |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal |
| 海岸 | hǎi àn | coastal; seacoast |
| 海滩 (海灘) | hǎi tān | beach; measure word: 片 (piàn) |
| 海拔 | hǎi bá | height above sea level; elevation |
| 海峡 (海峽) | hǎi xiá | strait; channel |
| 海关 (海關) | hǎi guān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection); 个 (gè) |
| 海域 | hǎi yù | sea area; territorial waters |
| 海湾 (海灣) | hǎi wān | bay; gulf |
English words written with 海
海 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 4 · Mencius 27 · Zhuangzi 54 · Doctrine of the Mean 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 20
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 32
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 66
- Analects 5.6
- Analects 12.5
- Analects 18.9
- Analects 20.1
- Mencius 1A.7
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