海水
HSK 4 (2021)
海水 (hǎishuǐ) · seawater
海水 (hǎishuǐ) means “seawater”. It is written with 2 characters: 海 (sea) + 水 (water). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 海水 is built
The characters
海 hǎi · sea
What 海 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 每měi — each
- 母mǔ — mother
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 每 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
水 shuǐ · water
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
海水是咸的。Hǎishuǐ shì xián de.Seawater is salty.
今天的海水凉不凉？Jīntiān de hǎishuǐ liáng bù liáng?Is the sea water cold today?
Questions about 海水
What does 海水 mean?
海水 (hǎishuǐ) means “seawater”.
How do you pronounce 海水?
海水 is pronounced hǎishuǐ.
Which HSK level is 海水?
海水 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 海边hǎibiānseaside
- 海关hǎiguāncustoms
- 海鲜hǎixiānseafood
- 海洋hǎiyángocean
- 海拔hǎibáaltitude
- 海滨hǎibīnseaside
- 沿海yánhǎicoastal
- 海hǎisea
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
Learn 海水 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.