hái

(bound form) child

child (子) + sound (亥) = child

子 provides the meaning: a child or infant. 亥 is purely phonetic, giving the sound hái without contributing to the meaning.

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The last of the twelve earthly branchesPhonetic
ChildSemantic

这个子很喜欢画画。

zhè ge hái zi hěn xǐ huān huà huà。

This child really likes drawing.

她家有两个子,一个男孩,一个女孩。

tā jiā yǒu liǎng ge hái zi,yī ge nán hái,yī ge nǚ hái。

Her family has two children, one boy and one girl.

Words with 孩

野孩子

yě hái zǐ

feral child

女孩

nǚ hái

girl; lass

女孩儿

nǚ hái r

erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2]

女孩子

nǚ hái zi

girl

婴孩

yīng hái

infant

孩儿

hái r

child

孩奴

hái nú

"a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs

孩子

hái zi

child

孩子们

hái zi men

children

孩子气

hái zi qì

boyish; childish

孩提

hái tí

(literary) infant

孩童

hái tóng

child

More characters with 子