海
hǎi
Water element 水
sea
vast and embracing
Element
Water 水
Radical
氵
Strokes
10
Use
Leans masculine
In five-element thinking, Water carries wisdom, adaptability, flow. A name built on 海 leans on that energy.
The image behind the character
朝宗于海
《诗经·鸿雁之什·沔水》
海 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on, part of why it carries the feeling it does.
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