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
海滩
hǎitān
beach
Characters in this word
滩 tān
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 难 hard, difficult, arduous
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 旅游业复苏以后，海滩垃圾再次成为地方政府难以回避的问题。 Lǚyóu yè fùsū yǐhòu, hǎitān lājī zàicì chéngwéi dìfāng zhèngfǔ nányǐ huíbì de wèntí. After tourism recovered, beach litter once again became a problem local governments found hard to avoid.
- 孩子们在海滩上堆沙堡，玩得很开心。 Háizimen zài hǎitān shang duī shābǎo, wán de hěn kāixīn. The children built sandcastles on the beach and had a great time.
- 傍晚的海滩上人不多，海风吹得很舒服。 Bàngwǎn de hǎitān shang rén bù duō, hǎifēng chuī de hěn shūfu. There aren't many people on the beach in the evening, and the sea breeze feels lovely.