海

Hai3
#189 most
frequent character
surname Hai

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

海 has 氵 water as its meaning part and 每 měi as a sound part, though the sound link is not clear today. It first meant 'sea, ocean'. That meaning has stayed the same.

海 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

海hǎi
sea

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