孩(hái)

HSK 19 strokes

(bound form) child

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Character information

Pinyin
hái
Meaning
(bound form) child
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 孩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰子亥

In this compound, the meaning comes from 子 (child); 亥 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

子zǐ亥hài

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 孩 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 孩

Common words using 孩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hái孩zi子
HSK 1

child

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nǚ女hái孩ér儿
HSK 1

erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2]

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xiǎo小hái孩ér儿
HSK 1

erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]

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nǚ女hái孩

girl; lass

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yīng婴hái孩

infant

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hái孩ér儿

child

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hái孩tí提

(literary) infant

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hái孩tóng童

child

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From 孩’s common words

子女儿小婴提童

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