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海
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

sea

HSK 2 N3
Nature →Elements →Water
hǎi
カイ
うみ
해
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 每 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 每 every =
海 sea
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
每 Phonetic component
měi every
every, each
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Seal
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
海
Regular
Modern
Chinese
海 [Hǎi]
surname Hai
海 [hǎi]
ocean; sea; CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
Japanese
海 うみ 、 み (old) 、 わた (old) 、 わだ (old) 同音
noun sea; ocean; waters
Korean
해 [海]
Affix
-hae; A suffix used to mean an ocean.
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
何としても海をひと目みたいものだ。
I ache for a sight of the sea.
Japanese Names
海 あまね
Amane female given name
海 うな
Una female given name
海 うみ
Umi female given name
海 かい
Kai female given namesurname
海 しい
Shii female given name
海 しおり
Shiori female given name
海 はい
Hai unclassified name
海 ひろし
Hiroshi male given name
海 まーれ
Ma-re female given name
海 まあれ
Maare female given name
海 まりん
Marin female given name
海 みう
Miu female given name
海 みゅう
Myū female given name
海 めーる
Me-ru female given name
海 わたる
Wataru male given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
上海 [Shàng​hǎi] #8,871
Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
海军 [hǎi​jūn] #2,345
navy
海军 [hǎi​jūn] #2,345
navy
海滩 [hǎi​tān] #2,227
beach
海滩 [hǎi​tān] #2,227
beach
海盗 [hǎi​dào] #2,521
pirate
海盗 [hǎi​dào] #2,521
pirate
海岸 [hǎi​'àn] #3,057
coastal
海洋 [hǎi​yáng] #4,338
ocean
大海 [dà​hǎi] #4,095
sea
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 海外 [かいがい] #2,982
foreign
海星 [ひとで] #6,807
starfish
⭐ 海岸 [かいがん] #6,975
coast
⭐ 北海道 [ほっかいどう] #7,469
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
⭐ 海賊 [かいぞく] #10,128
pirate
⭐ 海上 [かいじょう] #11,451
(on the) sea
⭐ 海水 [かいすい] #11,569
seawater
⭐ 蛙 [かえる] #11,714
frog
⭐ 海面 [かいめん] #11,923
sea level
⭐ 海底 [かいてい] #13,147
bottom of the ocean
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KOREAN WORDS (68)
대해 #156
ocean; expanse of water
해리 #2,996
haeri
인해 #3,254
sea of people; waves of people
심해 #6,950
deep sea; deep waters; abyss
해병대 #13,507
marine corps
해군 #15,278
navy; naval force
해변 #16,524
beach; coast; seaside; seashore
해적 #22,668
pirate
해병 #28,924
marine
동해 #34,009
eastern sea
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