海 hǎi — ocean

Meanings

1. 1

   ocean

   ocean; sea; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous

   noun

Character breakdown

• 海

  hǎi (third tone, dipping)

  sea, ocean; a great quantity of something

  10 strokes⿰氵每Radical 水

Words containing 海

• 海军/海軍hǎi (third tone, dipping) jūn (first tone, high and level)navy
• 海洋hǎi (third tone, dipping) yáng (second tone, rising)ocean
• 大海dà (fourth tone, falling) hǎi (third tone, dipping)sea
• 海岸hǎi (third tone, dipping) àn (fourth tone, falling)coastal
• 脑海/腦海nǎo (third tone, dipping) hǎi (third tone, dipping)the mind
• 海滩/海灘hǎi (third tone, dipping) tān (first tone, high and level)beach
• 海盗/海盜hǎi (third tone, dipping) dào (fourth tone, falling)pirate
• 海报/海報hǎi (third tone, dipping) bào (fourth tone, falling)poster
• 海边/海邊hǎi (third tone, dipping) biān (first tone, high and level)coast
• 海底hǎi (third tone, dipping) dǐ (third tone, dipping)seabed
• 海关/海關hǎi (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
• 海外hǎi (third tone, dipping) wài (fourth tone, falling)overseas
• 海水hǎi (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)seawater
• 海鲜/海鮮hǎi (third tone, dipping) xiān (first tone, high and level)seafood
• 海湾/海灣hǎi (third tone, dipping) wān (first tone, high and level)bay
• 海滨/海濱hǎi (third tone, dipping) bīn (first tone, high and level)shore
• 海绵/海綿hǎi (third tone, dipping) mián (second tone, rising)sponge (zoology)