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孩子

háizi

child

child
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Characters in this word

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
More about the character 孩

子 zi

Strokes
3
Radical
子 — son, child
Made of
了 clear 一 one
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.
  • 这个孩子很高兴。 Zhège háizi hěn gāoxìng. This child is very happy.

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