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海hǎi

sea; ocean

The complete character means sea or ocean.

GF0025–2021 character list · 二级

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

left / right · 海

WHOLE CHARACTER

sea; ocean

The complete character means sea or ocean.

氵 gives the meaning clue; 每 is a historical sound clue.

MEANING

water (as the source idea 水)

A component form of 水; not counted as a standalone character page.

In 海: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

HISTORICAL SOUND

every; each

Historical sound clue in 海; not a modern pronunciation rule.

In 海: historical sound Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

清 qīng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 海.

河 hé — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 海.

灪 yù — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 海.

汉 hàn — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 海.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: f3b05c49156d17d5e85a0e0136c0f075c1b6f835a395c777c215f0492fdefd45. Captured 2026-10-31T13:49:07.960Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered by this source.