海 hǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 每 each, every
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
海边
hǎibiān
seaside
Characters in this word
边 biān
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们去海边。 Wǒmen qù hǎibiān. We go to the seaside.
- 海边风很大。 Hǎibiān fēng hěn dà. The wind is strong by the sea.
- 她住在海边。 Tā zhù zài hǎibiān. She lives by the sea.