The character "海" is composed of "氵" (indicating water) and "每". "每" was referred to female who was the oldest and had the most offspring in ancient society. Thus, by combining "氵" and "每" together, "海"indicates the place with the most water.
字义:
sea; ocean
组词:
大海:dàhǎi/sea; ocean
海洋:hǎiyáng/seas and oceans; ocean
海岛:hǎidǎo/island (in the sea)
海边:hǎibiān/seaside
海鲜:hǎixiān/seafood
海啸:hǎixiào/tsunami
例句:
1.我喜欢在大海里游泳。 Wǒ xǐhuan zài dàhǎi lǐ yóuyǒng. I like swimming in the sea.
2.我们应该保护海洋资源。 Wǒmen yīnggāi bǎohù hǎiyáng zīyuán. We should protect ocean resources.
3.地震引起了海啸。 Dìzhèn yǐnqǐ le hǎixiào. An earthquake triggered the tsunami.