孩 hái child

Made up of [子 zǐ child; sage; seed radical 39, 亥 hài 12th earthly branch ]
Made with 9 strokes.

The child radical gives the meaning, and 'hai' the phonetic

Related characters


Also uses 子 zǐ component: 存 biān (to exist) 孚 fú (to trust) ; 好 hǎo (good) ; 亨 hēng (prosperous) ; 季 jì (season) ; 孔 kǒng (great) ; 李 lǐ (plum) ; 孟 mèng (first month of a season) ; 孙 sūn (grandson) ; 孝 xiào (filial piety or obedience) ; 学 xué (study) ; 字 zì (letter)
Also uses 亥 hài component: 咳 hāi (sound of sighing) 刻 kè (carve)

Sounds same

还 hái (still)

Different tone

咳 hāi (sound of sighing) ; 海 hǎi (sea) ; 亥 hài (12th earthly branch)

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Proverbs

倒绷孩儿 dào bēng hái ér Accidentally wrapping a new-born baby the wrong way round. Said of someone who though skilled can sometimes make mistakes. An occasional error out of character.

Also

孩子 hái zi children