海藻

Chinese

		ocean; sea	(aquatic grasses); elegant
trad. (海藻)		海	藻
simp. ^#(海藻)		海	藻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎizǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄗㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² zou²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hái-chó

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎizǎo [Phonetic: háizǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄗㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎizǎo
  - Wade–Giles: hai³-tsao³
  - Yale: hǎi-dzǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haetzao
  - Palladius: хайцзао (xajczao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    海棗 / 海枣
    海藻
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² zou²
  - Yale: hói jóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² dzou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi² zou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-chó
  - Tâi-lô: hái-tsó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hayzoir
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡so⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɤ⁴¹/

Noun

海藻

seaweed

Derived terms

海藻糖 (hǎizǎotáng)
海藻蟲 / 海藻虫
海藻酸 (hǎizǎosuān)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (海藻):

→ Japanese: 海藻(かいそう) (kaisō)

See also

海帶／海带 (hǎidài)
昆布 (kūnbù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	藻
かい Grade: 2	そう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Noun

海(かい)藻(そう) • (kaisō)

seaweed

Usage notes

To be distinguished from 海草(かいそう) (kaisō), which means seagrass.