On the Character 海
The mascot for the Shanghai World Expo is a little fellow shaped like 人 (rén) and named Haibao (海宝), meaning “Sea Treasure.” The character 海 (hǎi) has a long history, and a lot of fun—and even poetic—uses. 海 is made up of two parts. The first part, 氵, is the water radical, and any character […]