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
海峡
hǎixiá
strait
Characters in this word
峡 xiá
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这条海峡连接两大洋，航运价值与战略意义都不容低估。 Zhè tiáo hǎixiá liánjiē liǎng dà yáng, hángyùn jiàzhí yǔ zhànlüè yìyì dōu bùróng dīgū. This strait connects two oceans, and neither its shipping value nor its strategic significance should be underestimated.
- 一艘小渡轮正穿过窄窄的海峡，驶向对岸。 Yì sōu xiǎo dùlún zhèng chuānguò zhǎizhǎi de hǎixiá, shǐ xiàng duì'àn. A small ferry is crossing the narrow strait toward the opposite shore.
- 海峡两边都有高高的山，景色特别美。 Hǎixiá liǎngbiān dōu yǒu gāogāo de shān, jǐngsè tèbié měi. There are tall mountains on both sides of the strait, and the scenery is especially beautiful.