海
- 189th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
- 2 dictionary entries
- Appears in 302 words
- Component in 1 character
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. hǎi (Hai3)surname Hai
2. hǎi (hai3)ocean • sea • CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]
Pronunciation Clues
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Appears In
海 also appears in:Example Words
High Frequency
shàng hǎi (Shang4 hai3)Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]
dà hǎi (da4 hai3)sea • ocean
hǎi (Hai3)surname Hai
hǎi (hai3)ocean • sea • CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]
hǎi nán (Hai3 nan2)Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qiong2], capital Haikou 海口 • Hainan Island • Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia • Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
hǎi yáng (hai3 yang2)ocean • CL:個|个[ge4]
hǎi liàng (hai3 liang4)huge volume
Medium Frequency
shàng hǎi shì (Shang4 hai3 shi4)Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
xià hǎi (xia4 hai3)to go to sea • fig. to leave secure job (iron rice-bowl 鐵飯碗|铁饭碗) for sth better but more risky
zhōng nán hǎi (Zhong1 nan2 hai3)Zhongnanhai, to the West of the Forbidden City, now the Communist Party headquarters
rén shān rén hǎi (ren2 shan1 ren2 hai3)multitude • vast crowd
rén hǎi (ren2 hai3)a multitude • a sea of people
chū hǎi (chu1 hai3)to go out to sea
jiā lè bǐ hǎi (Jia1 le4 bi3 Hai3)Caribbean Sea
běi hǎi (Bei3 hai3)Beihai, park in Beijing to the Northwest the Forbidden City • the North Sea (Europe) • Beihai prefecture level city and seaport in Guangxi • Bohai Sea • Lake Baikal
běi hǎi dào (Bei3 hai3 dao4)Hokkaidō, Japan
nán hǎi (Nan2 hai3)South China Sea
dì zhōng hǎi (Di4 zhong1 hai3)Mediterranean sea
wēi hǎi (Wei1 hai3)Weihai prefecture level city in Shandong
pái shān dǎo hǎi (pai2 shan1 dao3 hai3)lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering • fig. gigantic • of spectacular significance
yán hǎi (yan2 hai3)coastal
fǎ hǎi (Fa3 hai3)Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳
ěr hǎi (Er3 hai3)Erhai Lake
hǎi shàng (hai3 shang4)maritime
hǎi xìn (Hai3 xin4)Hisense (brand)
hǎi kǒu (Hai3 kou3)Haikou prefecture-level city and capital of Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3 nan2 Sheng3]
hǎi kǒu (hai3 kou3)estuary • coastal inlet • river mouth • seaport • see also 誇海口|夸海口[kua1 hai3 kou3]
hǎi yù (hai3 yu4)sea area • territorial waters • maritime space
hǎi wài (hai3 wai4)overseas • abroad
hǎi àn (hai3 an4)coastal • seacoast
hǎi dǐ (hai3 di3)seabed • seafloor • bottom of the ocean
hǎi bá (hai3 ba2)height above sea level • elevation
hǎi xīng (hai3 xing1)starfish • sea star
hǎi jǐng (hai3 jing3)seascape • sea view
hǎi kū shí làn (hai3 ku1 shi2 lan4)lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft • forever • 'till the end of time
hǎi shuǐ (hai3 shui3)seawater
hǎi làng (hai3 lang4)sea wave
hǎi gǎng (hai3 gang3)seaport • harbor
hǎi diàn (Hai3 dian4)Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Beijing University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1]
hǎi diàn qū (Hai3 dian4 qu1)Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Beijing University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1]
hǎi zhū (Hai3 zhu1)Haizhu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
hǎi zhū qū (Hai3 zhu1 qu1)Haizhu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
hǎi háng (Hai3 hang2)Hainan Airlines
hǎi tái (hai3 tai2)nori
hǎi zǎo (hai3 zao3)seaweed • marine alga • kelp
hǎi luó (hai3 luo2)sea snail • whelk • conch
hǎi jiǎo (hai3 jiao3)cape • promontory
hǎi tún (hai3 tun2)dolphin
hǎi bào (hai3 bao4)seal
hǎi xuǎn (hai3 xuan3)direct, winner-takes-all system of election in use for village committees • pre-selection for a competition
hǎi kuò tiān kōng (hai3 kuo4 tian1 kong1)wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas • the whole wide world • chatting about everything under the sun
hǎi miàn (hai3 mian4)sea level • sea surface
shēn hǎi (shen1 hai3)deep sea
bó hǎi (Bo2 Hai3)Bohai sea between Liaoning and Shandong • Parhae, Korean kingdom in Manchuria and Siberia 698-926
chéng hǎi (Cheng2 hai3)Sea of serenity (Mare Serenitatis, on the moon) • Chenghai district of Shantou city 汕头市, Guangdong
bīn hǎi (Bin1 hai3)Binhai (place name) • Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin • Binhai county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu • fictitious city Binhai in political satire
bīn hǎi (bin1 hai3)coastal • bordering the sea
zhū hǎi (Zhu1 hai3)Zhuhai prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] in south China
zhū hǎi shì (Zhu1 hai3 shi4)Zhuhai prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] in south China
fú rú dōng hǎi (fu2 ru2 Dong1 hai3)lucky as immense as the East sea (idiom); a lucky sign
fān jiāng dǎo hǎi (fan1 jiang1 dao3 hai3)overwhelming flood • deluge • fig. a flood (of goods, people, information etc)
háng hǎi (hang2 hai3)sailing • navigation • voyage by sea
kǔ hǎi (ku3 hai3)lit. sea of bitterness • abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) • depths of misery
qīng hǎi (Qing1 hai3)Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁