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Chinese symbol for “offshore”

外海
wài hǎi
offshore; open sea

The closest CC-CEDICT match for offshore is 外海 (wài hǎi), defined as: offshore; open sea.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes
海 hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “offshore”

WordPinyinMeaning
离岸 (離岸)lí ànoffshore
近海jìn hǎicoastal waters; offshore

Related words

Other words that share a character with 外海.

WordPinyinMeaning
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
外国 (外國)wài guóforeign country
国外 (國外)guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
之外zhī wàioutside; excluding
海军 (海軍)hǎi jūnnavy
海洋hǎi yángocean

See also: Japanese symbol for “offshore”.

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.

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