Chinese symbol for “ocean”
海
hǎi
ocean; sea; 个 (gè),片 (piàn); great number of people or things
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ocean is 海 (hǎi), defined as: ocean; sea; 个 (gè),片 (piàn); great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “ocean”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean |
| 洋 | yáng | ocean; vast |
| 大洋 | dà yáng | ocean; (old) silver dollar |
| 瀛 | yíng | ocean |
| 瀚 | hàn | ocean; vastness |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ocean”.
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.