海洋
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
海洋 (hǎiyáng) · ocean
海洋 (hǎiyáng) means “ocean”. It is written with 2 characters: 海 (sea) + 洋 (sea). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 海洋 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)
洋 yáng · sea
What 洋 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Example sentences
海洋里有很多鱼。Hǎiyáng lǐ yǒu hěn duō yú.There are many fish in the ocean.
你喜欢海洋吗？Nǐ xǐhuan hǎiyáng ma?Do you like the ocean?
Questions about 海洋
What does 海洋 mean?
海洋 (hǎiyáng) means “ocean”.
How do you pronounce 海洋?
海洋 is pronounced hǎiyáng.
Which HSK level is 海洋?
海洋 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 海边hǎibiānseaside
- 海关hǎiguāncustoms
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 海鲜hǎixiānseafood
- 海拔hǎibáaltitude
- 海滨hǎibīnseaside
- 沿海yánhǎicoastal
- 海hǎisea
Learn 海洋 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.