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Hai

Hai

18 8.2
A Chinese family name sometimes used as a given name
  • proper noun
: Hai
  • Hai is a common surname in many regions of China.
  • Anh Hai
  • Abdul-Hai
  • Tel-Hai

Thank you, Daniel and Jennifer for the invitation and Hai for bringing us all together.

Examples

  • HER FAMILY'S STILL LIVING IN HAI FUNG AND HER BROTHER'S IN THE NORTH VIETNAM ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

    Raise the Titanic (1980)

  • For some unknown reason, Mr. Hai Xu had married late and had only one daughter.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • And so suddenly, at the age of 17, Hai was a part of three families.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • If you have to leave because Uncle Hai asks you to get married ...

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Thank you, Daniel and Jennifer for the invitation and Hai for bringing us all together.

    Stanford

  • At one point, she visited Hai's natural mother, asking for Hai's address in the States.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Having lost his mare, Mr. Hai Xu could no longer work as a coachman.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • As we are grownups now, Tan calls me Miss Hai, though Trieu is still Trieu to him.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • On another podcast called Black Rifle Coffee Podcast, Hai described how some teachers and teacher aides use school bathrooms for so-called time out rooms.

  • Well, my girlfriend's brother was a fighter jock in Vietnam and he got shot down over Hai Phong.

    Project X (1987)

Compounds

Bo Hai
8.8

A region with many factories and businesses around the Bohai Sea in northeastern China

Surface Forms

Hai main

Etymology

Hai comes from the Chinese character 海, which means 'sea' or 'ocean'. As a family name or a given name, it often points to a coastal origin or the idea of the wide, open sea, so you can remember it by picturing the ocean.