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hǎi = h + ai3
surname Hai
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hǎi = h + ai3
ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous
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How to pronounce 海

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

海 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
měi = m + ei3
each / every
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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Characters with 海 as component

hāi = h + ai1
oh alas / hey! / hi! (loanword) / a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword)
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Words with 海

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beach / CL:片[pian4]

Sentences with 海

dàn
zhī
wáng
 
 
hǎi
néng
de

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hǎi

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