孩hái

孩

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Modern simplified form (簡體). 孩 (hái, "child") pairs the child radical (子) with the phonetic element 亥, creating a character that quite literally means a young offspring. The simplified form maintains this clear semantic structure — a child is still a child, whether written with fewer or more strokes.

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Shuowen

Child. The character combines the radical 子 (child) with 亥 as the phonetic component; in its earliest oracle bone form, it depicted an infant with disheveled hair or in a curled position, capturing the image of a newborn. The meaning "child, infant" remains central to this character, which writes the idea of youth through the child radical paired with a sound clue in 亥.

Pinyin

hái· HSK 1

孩hái

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