孩 hái
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- Made of
- 子 son, child 亥 12th terrestrial branch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
孩子
háizi
child
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 那个孩子很小。 Nàge háizi hěn xiǎo. That child is very young.
- 孩子们在学校。 Háizimen zài xuéxiào. The children are at school.
- 他们的孩子很小。 Tāmen de háizi hěn xiǎo. Their child is very young.
- 孩子喜欢看电视。 Háizi xǐhuan kàn diànshì. The child likes watching TV.
- 那个孩子会唱歌。 Nàge háizi huì chànggē. That child can sing.
- 孩子在家看书。 Háizi zài jiā kàn shū. The child is reading at home.
- 你家有几个孩子？ Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ ge háizi? How many children are in your family?
- 老师请孩子进来。 Lǎoshī qǐng háizi jìnlái. The teacher asks the child to come in.
- 孩子今天不去学校。 Háizi jīntiān bú qù xuéxiào. The child isn't going to school today.
- 小王的孩子三岁。 Xiǎo Wáng de háizi sān suì. Xiao Wang's child is three.