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hái — “child”

How to write and say the Chinese character (hái), which means child — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.

Pinyin · 拼音 hái
Meaning · 意思 child
Strokes · 笔画 9
Radical · 部首 (child)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

Stroke order笔顺

孩 is written with 9 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

子 (child) hints at the meaning, and 亥 lends its sound — together they make 孩.

A common word常用词

hái

girl

Example sentence例句

háizimenzàicāochǎngshàngpǎo

The children are running on the playground.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.