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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 海

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 海

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Pinyin hǎi

Radical

氵

Strokes

Definition

ocean / sea

Usage

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咸海 Xián Hǎi

Aral Sea

海参 hǎi shēn

sea cucumber

爪哇海 zhǎo wā hǎi

Java Sea

海啸 hǎi xiào

tsunami

海洛因 hǎi luò yīn

heroin (loanword)

海域 hǎi yù

sea area / territorial waters / maritime space

海堤 hǎi dī

levee / dyke / seawall

海塘 hǎi táng

seawall

海外 hǎi wài

overseas / abroad

海姆 hǎi mǔ

heim / Hem

南海 Nán Hǎi

South China Sea

加勒比海 Jiā lè bǐ Hǎi

Caribbean Sea

宁海 Níng hǎi

Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang

海宁 Hǎi níng

Haining county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang

海寇 hǎi kòu

Pirate

海尔 Hǎi ěr

Haier (PRC household appliance brand) / Hale (name)

海南岛 Hǎi nán Dǎo

Hainan Island in South China Sea

海岛 hǎi dǎo

island

海岭 hǎi lǐng

mid-ocean ridge

海岸 hǎi àn

coastal / seacoast

海岸线 hǎi àn xiàn

coastline / seaboard / shoreline

西海岸 xī hǎi àn

west coast

东海岸 Dōng hǎi àn

East Coast

海峡 hǎi xiá

channel / strait

台湾海峡 Tái wān Hǎi xiá

Taiwan Strait

马六甲海峡 Mǎ liù jiǎ Hǎi xiá

the Strait of Malacca or Melaka

直布罗陀海峡 Zhí bù luó tuó Hǎi xiá

Strait of Gibraltar

博斯普鲁斯海峡 bó sī pǔ lǔ sī hǎi xiá

strait of bosporus

新加坡海峡 xīn jiā pō hǎi xiá

Singapore Strait

琼州海峡 Qióng zhōu Hǎi xiá

Qiongzhou Strait (between Hainan Island and Mainland China)

巴士海峡 Bā shì Hǎi xiá

Bashi Channel between south Taiwan and Luzon Island, north the Philippines

上海市 Shàng hǎi shì

Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪

海因里希 hǎi yīn lǐ xī

Heinrich

海底 hǎi dǐ

seabed / seafloor / bottom of the ocean

徐海 xú hǎi

Xu Hai

什刹海 shí chà hǎi

Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes

海拔 hǎi bá

height above sea level / elevation

挪威海 nuó wēi hǎi

norwegian sea

大海捞针 dà hǎi lāo zhēn

lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

海损 hǎi sǔn

damage to goods during shipping

海晏县 Hǎi yàn xiàn

Haiyan county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

海军 hǎi jūn

navy

海况 hǎi kuàng

sea state / sea conditions / state of the sea

海关 hǎi guān

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) / CL:個|个[ge4]

山海关 Shān hǎi guān

Shanhai pass, the Eastern pass of the Great Wall / Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei

霍尔木兹海峡 Huò ěr mù zī Hǎi xiá

Strait of Hormuz

海兽 hǎi shòu

sea mammal

海棠 hǎi táng

Chinese flowering crabapple / Malus spectabilis / cherry-apple tree

沧海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián

lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) / fig. the transformations of the world

桑海 Sāng hǎi

Songhay people of Mali and the Sahara

海棠花 hǎi táng huā

Chinese flowering crab-apple (Malus spectabilis)

海棠树 hǎi táng shù

cherry-apple tree

白海棠 bái hǎi táng

White Begonia

沧海 cāng hǎi

the sea

沿海 yán hǎi

coastal

海洋 hǎi yáng

ocean / CL:個|个[ge4]

洱海 Ěr hǎi

Erhai Lake

海水 hǎi shuǐ

seawater

渤海 Bó Hǎi

Bohai Sea, or Bo Hai, between Liaoning and Shandong / Parhae, Korean kingdom in Manchuria and Siberia 698-926

海沟 hǎi gōu

marine trench

余沧海 yú cāng hǎi

Yu Canghai

曾经沧海 céng jīng cāng hǎi

lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom) / fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life

沧海横流 cāng hǎi héng liú

The river overflowed its banks. / The general condition is chaotic and turbulent.

沧海一粟 cāng hǎi yī sù

a drop in the ocean (idiom)

海沧 Hǎi cāng

Haicang district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian

周沧海 zhōu cāng hǎi

Zhou Canghai

沿海地区 yán hǎi dì qū

coastland / coastal areas

波罗的海 Bō luó dì Hǎi

Baltic Sea

海滩 hǎi tān

beach / CL:片[pian4]

浅海 qiǎn hǎi

shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep

濑户内海 lài hù nèi hǎi

inland sea / seto-naikai

上海浦东 shàng hǎi pǔ dōng

Pudong New Area / Pudong district of Shanghai

浩如烟海 hào rú yān hǎi

vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)

海藻 hǎi zǎo

seaweed / marine alga / kelp

航海 háng hǎi

sailing / navigation / voyage by sea

地中海 Dì zhōng Hǎi

Mediterranean Sea

海面 hǎi miàn

sea level / sea surface

海南 Hǎi nán

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

大海 dà hǎi

sea / ocean

海涂 hǎi tú

tidal marsh / shoal / shallows

海涅 Hǎi niè

Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), German lyric poet

海角天涯 hǎi jiǎo tiān yá

see 天涯海角[tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3]

海淀 Hǎi diàn

Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking 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]

海淀区 Hǎi diàn qū

Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking 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]

淮海 Huái hǎi

Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces

淮海路 huái hǎi lù

Huai Hai Road

黄淮海平原 huáng huái hǎi píng yuán

the Huanghuaihai Plain

渡海 dù hǎi

sail across a sea

渤海海峡 bó hǎi hǎi xiá

bohai straits

渤海湾 Bó hǎi wān

Bohai Bay

环渤海 huán bó hǎi

circum-Bohai-Sea

环渤海地区 huán bó hǎi dì qū

Circum-Bohai Sea Region

黄渤海 huáng bó hǎi

Huang Bohai

海港 hǎi gǎng

seaport / harbor

海湾 hǎi wān

bay / gulf

滨海 bīn hǎi

coastal / bordering the sea

海滨 hǎi bīn

shore / seaside

滨海区 bīn hǎi qū

littoral region / littoral area

上海滩 shàng hǎi tān

Shanghai Beach / Shanghai Bund

漂洋过海 piào yáng guò hǎi

travel far away across the sea -- go abroad / sail across an ocean

How to write 海

Animated Stroke Order of 海

Stroke by Stroke: 海 Writing Order

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Meaning of 海

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