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
海豚
hǎitún
dolphin
Characters in this word
豚 tún
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 豕 — pig, boar
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 海豚的声呐系统启发了工程师改进水下探测技术。 Hǎitún de shēngnà xìtǒng qǐfā le gōngchéngshī gǎijìn shuǐxià tàncè jìshù. The dolphin's sonar system inspired engineers to improve underwater detection technology.
- 海豚跳出水面，看表演的小朋友们都笑了。 Hǎitún tiào chū shuǐmiàn, kàn biǎoyǎn de xiǎopéngyoumen dōu xiào le. The dolphin leapt out of the water, and the children watching the show all laughed.
- 海豚很聪明，能听懂训练员的简单指令。 Hǎitún hěn cōngming, néng tīngdǒng xùnliànyuán de jiǎndān zhǐlìng. Dolphins are very clever and can understand a trainer's simple commands.