滨海
bīn hǎi · HSK 7
Binhai county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2]
🌊 shore + sea — a bin washed up at high tide
滨 (bīn) means shore or waterfront. 海 (hǎi) means sea. The pun: a bin (bīn) at high (hǎi) tide marks the coastal spot. Names Tianjin's huge seaside district.
海 — water radical 氵 + 每 (phonetic)
海 is a phono-semantic compound. The 氵 (water) radical signals the meaning—a vast body of water—while 每 supplies the sound. Originally referring to the sea or ocean, it later extended figuratively to mean 'vast' or 'a great quantity,' as in 人海 (a sea of people).