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孩hái

child; son or daughter

孩 means child.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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WHOLE CHARACTER

child; son or daughter

孩 means child.

CHILD MEANING SIDE

child; nominal suffix

Child/seed meaning and suffix use are kept distinct.

In 孩: child meaning side ZDIC records the child side as the meaning clue.

SOUND SIDE

twelfth earthly branch

The serial dictionary meaning is kept separate from its sound role.

In 孩: sound side ZDIC records 亥 as the sound side; 亥 hài and 孩 hái share the syllable with different tone.

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

好 hǎo, hào — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 孩.

疑 yí, nǐ — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 孩.

学 xué — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 孩.

字 zì — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 孩.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 600941da06d5eb8184e9d4196ce102498744160e94d0c21c48d4961ee5198cb5. Captured 2026-11-01T01:22:23.765Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered.