hǎi

ocean; sea; great number of people or things

HSK 4 #189

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 189th character
Radical ⽔ (85.7)
Strokes 10
Index # 2074

Definitions

海 hǎi
  1. 1. ocean
  2. 2. sea
  3. 3. great number of people or things
  4. 4. (dialect) numerous
  5. 5. surname Hai
  6. 6. CL ,piàn

Stroke order

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Words containing 海

Word Meaning
fig. overwhelming; earth-shattering; in a spectacular mess
sea cucumber
player with many lovers; Aquaman
territorial waters
Haifa (city in Israel)
Hai Rui, Ming official known for honesty
sea anemone
huge volume
sea land air (transport, or military operations)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Austrian classical composer
Hyde Park
fig. forever; until the end of time
marine; produced in sea
coastal defense
shallow sea; sea less than 200 meters deep
the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)
seaport; river mouth; estuary
mohair (loanword)
the Dead Sea
Heidi
Adriatic Sea
exotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations
Sea of Japan
throughout the land; the whole world
seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean