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1.

Animated Stroke Order 海

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 海 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 海

海 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

海

氵shuǐ · water

每měi · every

海=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 海

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5.

How to Use 海

Sea and ocean related vocabulary

Words that refer to the sea or things associated with the sea.

海洋 • hǎi yáng • ocean • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 海

海外 • hǎi wài • overseas

HSK 3.0 · L5

hǎi海

wài外

7.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

men们

zhōu周

mò末

qù去

hǎi海

biān

Information

Pinyinhǎi

Meaningsea; large body of salt water

Strokes10

Radical氵

Traditional海

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#531

Zhuyinㄏㄞˇ

UnicodeU+6D77

CangjieEYHV

氵shuǐ · water

+每měi · every

The water component connects this character to water, liquid, or flow.

hǎi海

yáng洋

ocean

沿海 • yán hǎi • along the coast; coastal; littoral • HSK 6

HSK 6

yán沿

hǎi海

along the coast; coastal; littoral

海域 • hǎi yù • sea area • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

hǎi海

yù域

sea area

Fixed compounds with non-literal '海'

Words where '海' does not directly refer to the sea but forms part of a specialized term or idiom.

海关 • hǎi guān • customs [import/export] • HSK 5

HSK 5

hǎi海

guān关

customs [import/export]

海拔 • hǎi bá • height; elevation • HSK 6

HSK 6

hǎi海

bá拔

height; elevation

人山人海 • rén shān rén hǎi • huge crowds of people; a sea of people • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

rén人

shān山

rén人

overseas

海鲜 • hǎi xiān • seafood

HSK 5

hǎi海

xiān鲜

seafood

海岸 • hǎi àn • coastal

HSK 3.0 · L6

hǎi海

àn岸

coastal

海滨 • hǎi bīn • seashore; strand

HSK 6

hǎi海

bīn滨

seashore; strand

海面 • hǎi miàn • sea level

HSK 3.0 · L6

hǎi海

miàn面

sea level

海内外 • hǎi nèi wài • domestic and international

HSK 3.0 · L6

hǎi海

nèi内

wài外

domestic and international

边

sàn散

bù步

。

We go for a walk by the seaside on weekends.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

kàn看

lán蓝

sè色

de的

hǎi海

。

I like to look at the blue sea.

hǎi yáng fù gài le dì qiú biǎo miàn de 7 1 % 。

海洋覆盖了地球表面的71%。

The ocean covers 71% of the Earth's surface.

hǎi海

làng浪

xiōng汹

yǒng涌

dì地

pāi拍

dǎ打

zhe着

jiāo礁

shí石

。

The waves are crashing fiercely against the rocks

Hǎi海

lí狸

zài在

hé河

biān边

jiàn建

zào造

le了

yī一

gè个

shuǐ水

bà坝

。

The beaver built a dam by the river.

hǎi

海

huge crowds of people; a sea of people

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还háito return
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会huìto know how to; can; meeting
或huòor; perhaps; maybe
鸡jīchicken; a domesticated bird
极jíextreme

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Characters pronounced "hai".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
骸háiskeleton, body; leg bone
亥hài12th terrestrial branch
骇hàito be astonished or frightened
还háito return
孩háichild, infant

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Characters with radical "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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