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
海域
hǎiyù
sea area
Characters in this word
域 yù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 为了保护渔业资源，政府暂时禁止船只进入这片海域。 Wèile bǎohù yúyè zīyuán, zhèngfǔ zànshí jìnzhǐ chuánzhī jìnrù zhè piàn hǎiyù. To protect fishery resources, the government temporarily banned vessels from entering this sea area.
- 这片海域经常有大雾，船长们都格外小心。 Zhè piàn hǎiyù jīngcháng yǒu dàwù, chuánzhǎngmen dōu géwài xiǎoxīn. This stretch of sea is often covered in thick fog, so captains are especially careful.
- 科学家在附近海域发现了一种新的鱼。 Kēxuéjiā zài fùjìn hǎiyù fāxiàn le yì zhǒng xīn de yú. Scientists discovered a new kind of fish in the nearby waters.