孩
hái
#533 most
frequent character
(bound form) child
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
孩 has 子 child as meaning part and 亥 hài as sound part, first meaning 'a smiling little boy'. The meaning then grew to 'son' and 'child; baby'.
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