Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

child

Chinese: 孩子。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hai” becomes a different word in each tone. 孩 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 孩子hái zichild
  • 女孩儿nǚ hái rerhua form of 女孩
  • 小孩儿xiǎo hái rcolloquial (-r) form of 小孩
  • 男孩儿nán hái rerhua form of 男孩
  • 小孩xiǎo háichild

Example Sentence

这个孩子很懂事。Zhè ge hái zi hěn dǒng shì.This child is very sensible.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this孩子hái zichildhěnverydǒngto understandshìmatter