Chinese symbol for “kelp”
海带
hǎi dài
Traditional: 海帶
kelp
The closest CC-CEDICT match for kelp is 海带 (hǎi dài), defined as: kelp.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “kelp”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 海带.
| 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 |
| 带来 (帶來) | dài lái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 一带 (一帶) | yī dài | region; area |
See also: Japanese symbol for “kelp”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.