family. Haichan combines hǎi 海 "sea; ocean; huge group (of people/things)" and chán 蟾 "toad", used in the compound chánchú 蟾蜍 (蟾諸 or 詹諸) "toad; fabled toad...

，乃选女子知书可付信者六人，以为女尚书，使典省外奏事，处当画可，自贵人以下至尚保，及给掖庭洒扫，习伎歌者，各有千数。通引穀水过九龙殿前，为玉井绮栏，蟾蜍含受，神龙吐出。使博士马均作司南车，水转百戏。岁首建巨兽，鱼龙曼延，弄马倒骑，备如汉西京之制，筑阊阖诸门阙外罘罳.) Weilǜe annotation...

金蟾; pinyin: jīn chán; lit. 'Golden Toad'), also called Chan Chuy (Chinese: 蟾蜍; pinyin: chánchú; lit. 'Toad') is usually depicted as a bullfrog with red...