孩

hái

(bound form) child

child (子) + sound (亥) = child

子 provides the meaning: a child or infant. 亥 is purely phonetic, giving the sound hái without contributing to the meaning.

子+亥→孩

亥The last of the twelve earthly branchesPhonetic

子ChildSemantic

野孩子

yě hái zǐ

feral child

女孩

nǚ hái

girl; lass

女孩儿

nǚ hái r

erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2]

女孩子

nǚ hái zi

girl

婴孩

yīng hái

infant

孩儿

hái r

child

孩奴

hái nú

"a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs

孩子

hái zi

child

孩子们

hái zi men

children

孩子气

hái zi qì

boyish; childish

孩提

hái tí

(literary) infant

孩童

hái tóng

child