Type Element Usage Chinese Scripts 海(Chinese) Meaning & History Chinese character meaning "sea, ocean". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Cultureskai(Japanese) hải(Vietnamese) Other Readingsmi(Japanese) Given Name DescendantsHai(Chinese) Hải(Vietnamese) Place Name DescendantsShanghai(Chinese) Shanghai(English) Shanghai, Shanghaï(French) Schanghai, Shanghai(German) Shanghái(Spanish) Same Spellinghải