海 hǎi

1. hǎi noun the sea; a sea; the ocean
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
   Notes: For example, 黄海 'Yellow Sea' (ABC 'hǎi' n 1; Guoyu '海' n 1; Kroll 2015 '海' 1; NCCED '海' 1; Wikipedia '海' 1)
2. hǎi adjective foreign
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '海' 2)
3. hǎi noun a large lake
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 大湖; for example, 青海 'Lake Qinghai' (ABC 'hǎi' n 2; Guoyu '海' n 3; Kroll 2015 '海' 2; NCCED '海' 4)
4. hǎi noun a large mass
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: Comparing a large mass of people or objects as an analogy to the sea; for example, 人海 'a sea of people' (ABC 'hǎi' bf 1; Guoyu '海' n 4; Kroll 2015 '海' 3; NCCED '海' 5)
5. hǎi adjective having large capacity
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (ABC 'hǎi' bf 2; Guoyu '海' adj; NCCED '海' 6)
6. hǎi proper noun Hai
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (ABC 'hǎi' N)
7. hǎi noun seawater
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 海水 (Guoyu '海' n 2)
8. hǎi noun a field; an area
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 领域; for example, 苦海无边 'a limitless sea of suffering' (Guoyu '海' n 5)
9. hǎi noun a large and barron area of land
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 荒远之地 (Guoyu '海' n 6)
10. hǎi noun a large container
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '海' n 7)
11. hǎi adverb arbitrarily
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 任意的 (Guoyu '海' adv 1)
12. hǎi adverb ruthlessly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 狠狠的 (Guoyu '海' adv 2)
13. hǎi noun sea; sāgara
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sāgara, Japanese: kai, Tibetan: mtsho (BCSD '海', p. 725; DJBT '海', p. 427; Mahāvyutpatti 'saraḥ'; MW 'sāgara'; SH '海', p. 327)

Contained in

• 东海若(東海若) God of the Eastern Sea
• 功德海 Ocean of Merits ; Ocean of Merit; yon tan rgya mtsho; guṇasāgara
• 海上清风来 山间明月照(海上清風來 山間明月照) On ocean waves flow soothing breezes, Between the mountains shines the moon.
• 华严经义海百门(華嚴經義海百門) Huayan Jing Yi Hai Bai Men
• 海八德经(海八德經) Sutra on the Eight Good Qualities of the Sea; Hai Ba De Jing
• 英雄志四海 学士惜寸阴(英雄志四海 學士惜寸陰) The brave sets his heart on the world; The learned scholar sets his mind on time.
• 般若智海 The Ocean of Prajna Wisdom
• 心海慈航 A Ferry of Compassion in the Mind's Ocean
• 立志如高山 培德似深海 Have aspirations lofty as mountains; Nurture virtue deep as the ocean.
• 寂静音海(寂靜音海) Prashantarutasagaravati
• 佛知如海 omniscience of the Buddha
• 自然界与人 大地供人居住 流水供人饮用 火力供人熟食 空气供人生存 阳光供人温暖 冰雪供人磨鍊 月光供人舒畅 夜晚供人休憩 道路供人行走 桥樑供人往来 百花供人欣赏 微风供人凉爽 果实供人品尝 食物供人存活 好药供人治病 江海供人潜水 森林供人氧气 山岳供人登高 家屋供人安全 禅修供人悟道(自然界與人 大地供人居住 流水供人飲用 火力供人熟食 空氣供人生存 陽光供人溫暖 冰雪供人磨鍊 月光供人舒暢 夜晚供人休憩 道路供人行走 橋樑供人往來 百花供人欣賞 微風供人涼爽 果實供人品嘗 食物供人存活 好藥供人治病 江海供人潛水 森林供人氧氣 山岳供人登高 家屋供人安全 禪修供人悟道) Nature and Humanity The Earth provides dwelling for humanity. Water provides nourishment for humanity. Fire provides cooked food for humanity. Air provides survival for humanity. Sunlight provides warmth for humanity. Snow provides a test of endurance for humanity. Moonlight provides comfort for humanity. Nighttime provides rest for humanity. Roads provide paths for humanity. Bridges provide passage for humanity. Flowers provide beauty for humanity. Gentle breezes provide coolness for humanity. Fruits provide good tastes for humanity. Food provides sustenance for humanity. Good medicine provides cures for humanity. Oceans and rivers provide swimming space for humanity. Forests provide oxygen for humanity. Mountains provide climbing space for humanity. Home provides safety for humanity. Meditation provides ways of enlightenment for humanity.
• 海印三昧论(海印三昧論) Ocean Reflection Samādi Treatise
• 学海无涯　志在高远(學海無涯　志在高遠) Learning Is Endless; Aspire for Greatness
• 人海灯(人海燈) Lamp in the Ocean of People Monthly ; Lamp in the Ocean of People Monthly
• 譬如大海中船卒破 for example, when a ship is wrecked at sea
• 海昌院石经幢(海昌院石經幢) Haichang Temple pillar inscription

Also contained in

鄂霍次克海 、 海域 、 海丰 、 勃海郡 、 海关 、 海角 、 乌海 、 临海 、 航海年表 、 海晏 、 坠海 、 溟海 、 唐海县 、 海瓜子 、 海军中将 、 海岸护卫队 、 桑海王国 、 海林市 、 海象 、 海监船 、 海外赤子 、 安德海 、 猛虎归山，蛟龙入海 、 烟黑叉尾海燕 、 海螵蛸 、 北海道 、 福如东海 、 海安县 、 凌海市 、 东海大桥 、 讨海 、 上海白菜 、 巴则海族 、 海葵

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Summary Catalog of Esoteric Mantras from Numerous Teachers 諸阿闍梨真言密教部類總錄 — count: 128
• Scroll 12 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Shu 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 — count: 120
• Scroll 1 Fajie Tu Ji Cong Sui Lu 法界圖記叢髓錄 — count: 120
• Scroll 3 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 110
• Scroll 25 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sui Shu Yan Yi Chao 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 — count: 100
• Scroll 71 Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經 — count: 83 , has English translation
• Scroll 53 Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經 — count: 78
• Scroll 11 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Shu 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 — count: 75
• Scroll 7 Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經 — count: 74 , has English translation
• Scroll 2 Summary Catalog of Esoteric Mantras from Numerous Teachers 諸阿闍梨真言密教部類總錄 — count: 69

Collocations

• 海中 (海中) 於海中放彼鷹飛空東西南北 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 35
• 入海 (入海) 又說入海採寶之事 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 17
• 巨海 (巨海) 譬彼巨海 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 海中有 (海中有) 一者海中有大魚 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 5 — count: 7
• 在海 (在海) 皆在海中 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 9 — count: 7
• 海天 (海天) 名曰海天 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 6
• 山海 (山海) 山海百草木 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 海天王 (海天王) 彼海天王 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 6
• 四大海 (四大海) 及四大海 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 6
• 海等 (海等) 如是乃至海等相論 — Nyagrodha Brahmin Sutra (Nijutuo Fanzhi Jing) 尼拘陀梵, Scroll 1 — count: 4