Chinese Word: 孩 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

孩HSK 2

Pinyin: hái

English Definition: child

Chinese Definition:
①儿童，引申为子女：男孩儿。孩童。孩提(指幼儿时期)。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 子

Pictophonetic:亥 indicates the sound; 子 (child) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 子 [ zi ] son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
- 亥 [ hài ] 12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations

Similar Characters: 核

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1		xiǎo hái r 小孩儿 xǐ huan 喜欢 wán 玩。 Children like to play.
2		xiǎo hái r 小孩儿 hěn 很 cōng ming 聪明。 The child is very smart.
3		nà ge 那个 nán hái 男孩 hěn gāo 很高。 That boy is very tall.
4		wǒ 我 yǒu yī gè 有一个 xiǎo hái r 小孩儿。 I have a child.
5		tā 他 shì 是 yī gè 一个 xiǎo hái 小孩。 He is a little kid.

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1		xiǎo hái r 小孩儿 xǐ huan 喜欢 wán 玩。 Children like to play.
2		xiǎo hái r 小孩儿 hěn 很 cōng ming 聪明。 The child is very smart.
3		nà ge 那个 nán hái 男孩 hěn gāo 很高。 That boy is very tall.
4		wǒ 我 yǒu yī gè 有一个 xiǎo hái r 小孩儿。 I have a child.
5		tā 他 shì 是 yī gè 一个 xiǎo hái 小孩。 He is a little kid.