Seaweed in Chinese (Mandarin): 海草 (hǎicǎo)
海草
hǎicǎo
seaweed
- Simplified
- 海草
- Traditional
- 海草
- Pinyin
- hǎicǎo
- Typed as
- haicao
Use it in a sentence
海草在水里摇来摇去。
海草在水裡搖來搖去。
The seaweed sways back and forth in the water.
The characters in 海草
海
Sea.
10 strokes
草
Grass. 艹 (grass) is on top.
9 strokes
海草 is "sea grass". The seaweed people eat is often 海带 (hǎidài, kelp) or 紫菜 (zǐcài, nori for sushi).
More examples with 海草
小鱼躲在海草里。
小魚躲在海草裡。
Xiǎo yú duǒ zài hǎicǎo li.
The little fish hides in the seaweed.
海草是绿色的。
海草是綠色的。
Hǎicǎo shì lǜsè de.
Seaweed is green.
How to write 海草 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
海 10 strokes
草 9 strokes
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