hǎi

surname Hai

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 海洋hǎiyángoceanB4
  • 海关hǎiguāncustoms (i.e. border crossing inspection)B5
  • 海外hǎiwàioverseasB5
  • 海鲜hǎixiānseafoodB5
  • 海内外hǎi nèiwàidomestic and internationalB6
  • 海岸hǎi’àncoastalB6
  • 海拔hǎibáheight above sea levelB6

See it in sentences

夏天我最喜欢去海边。

In summer I love going to the seaside the most.

我以前没有见过这么大的海。

I had never seen such a big sea before.