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CHINESE CHARACTER

亥 (hài): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

hài
12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations
HSK —6 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

亠 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 亥.

Visible components

亥 is decomposed as ⿱亠?.

STROKES · 6

Write 亥 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 亥 (hài) mean in Chinese?

12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations

How do you write 亥 in stroke order?

亥 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 亥?

亠 is the radical in 亥. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 亥?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.