海边
HSK 2 (2021)
海边 (hǎibiān) · seaside
海边 (hǎibiān) means “seaside; beach”. It is written with 2 characters: 海 (sea) + 边 (side). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 海边 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)
边 biān · side
What 边 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 臱 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
夏天我们去海边玩。Xiàtiān wǒmen qù hǎibiān wán.In summer we go to the seaside.
你家离海边近吗？Nǐ jiā lí hǎibiān jìn ma?Is your home close to the beach?
Questions about 海边
What does 海边 mean?
海边 (hǎibiān) means “seaside; beach”.
How do you pronounce 海边?
海边 is pronounced hǎibiān.
Which HSK level is 海边?
海边 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 海关hǎiguāncustoms
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 海鲜hǎixiānseafood
- 海洋hǎiyángocean
- 海拔hǎibáaltitude
- 海滨hǎibīnseaside
- 沿海yánhǎicoastal
- 海hǎisea
- 北边běibiānnorth side
Learn 海边 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.