海

sea, ocean

海 is composed of the radical of 水 (water) and 每 (each). Since 每 originally referred to a woman with strong reproductive vitality and extended to convey the ideas of vast numbers and abundance, 海 represents a place where water is vast, boundless, and abundant.

Vocabulary of 海

  • 海鮮 (seafood)
  • 海港 (harbor)
  • 人海 (a sea of people)

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