懂中文 Dong Chinese

孩

hái

child

Phonosemantic compound. 子 represents the meaning and 亥 represents the sound.

Components
子 meaning component

子  Meaning component

zi, zǐ

  

child

亥 sound component

亥  Sound component

hài

  

12th terrestrial branch

Evolution

孩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
孩 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
孩 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

孩  

hái

baby, child; children; child

Most common words with 孩
Freq.
Word
Meaning

孩子

child

女孩

girl

男孩

boy

小孩

child

孩子们

children