hǎi

minced pickled meat

Meat  left in wine  provides the pronunciation

Components
酉 meaning component

  Meaning component

yǒu

  

wine

右 sound component

  Sound component

yòu

  

right

皿 meaning component

  Meaning component

mǐn

  

dish

Evolution

醢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

hǎi

minced pickled meat; mince; minced meat; pickled meat