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
海绵
hǎimián
sponge
Characters in this word
绵 mián
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 帛 silk, fabric
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这座城市采用海绵城市理念，让道路和公园在暴雨时吸收多余雨水。 Zhè zuò chéngshì cǎiyòng hǎimián chéngshì lǐniàn, ràng dàolù hé gōngyuán zài bàoyǔ shí xīshōu duōyú yǔshuǐ. This city adopts the sponge-city concept, allowing roads and parks to absorb excess rainwater during heavy storms.
- 用海绵擦桌子，水一下子就被吸干了。 Yòng hǎimián cā zhuōzi, shuǐ yíxiàzi jiù bèi xī gān le. Wipe the table with a sponge, and the water is soaked up at once.
- 孩子的脑子像海绵一样，什么都想学。 Háizi de nǎozi xiàng hǎimián yíyàng, shénme dōu xiǎng xué. A child's mind is like a sponge and wants to learn everything.