Spot 亥
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Sound clue
亥 component
hài · twelfth earthly branch
A sound component visible in 孩, 该, 刻, 核, 咳, and related characters.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 亥
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Test the sound clue
Treat 亥 as a possible hài sound anchor. Tone and initials can still change.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue亥Sound clue
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use 亥 as a hai-like anchor and the other component as the meaning clue.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 亥 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
该=
讠
核=
木
刻=
+刂
咳=
口
陔=
阝
劾=
+力
垓=
土
孩=
子
骇=
马
阂=
门
赅=
贝
胲=
⺼
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 亥 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
孩子háizi
child
HSK 3.0 · L1男孩儿nánháirerhua form of 男孩[nan2 hai2]
HSK 3.0 · L2女孩儿nǚháirerhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2]
HSK 3.0 · L2小孩儿xiǎoháirerhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]
HSK 3.0 · L2该gāishould
HSK 3.0 · L3刻kèquarter
HSK 3.0 · L3应该yīnggāiought to
HSK 3.0 · L3咳kécough
HSK 3.0 · L4咳嗽késouto cough
HSK 3.0 · L4立刻lìkèimmediately
HSK 3.0 · L5深刻shēnkèprofound
HSK 3.0 · L5时刻shíkètime
HSK 3.0 · L5