cháo潮
潮
HSK 4
common
Meaning of 潮
潮 means tide; tidal water; tidal-like trend; upsurge. Pronounced cháo. HSK 4.
- tide; tidal water
- tidal-like trend; upsurge
- damp; humid
Character Info
Radical氵
Strokes12
Components
氵
朝
Stroke Order
潮
Definitions & Examples
Zǎo早
cháo潮
shí时
fēn分
，
hǎi海
biān边
jǐ挤
mǎn满
le了
guān观
cháo潮
de的
yóu游
kè客
。
At high tide in the morning, the beach is crowded with tourists watching the tide.
Tuì退
cháo潮
hòu后
，
wǒ我
men们
zài在
shā沙
tān滩
shàng上
jiǎn捡
dào到
le了
xǔ许
duō多
bèi贝
ké壳
。
After the tide went out, we found many shells on the sand beach.
Fēng风
bào暴
cháo潮
dài带
lái来
de的
jù巨
làng浪
chōng冲
shàng上
le了
yán沿
hǎi海
dī堤
bà坝
。
Huge waves from the storm surge crashed onto the coastal embankment.
Nóng农
lì历
bā八
yuè月
shí十
bā八
shì是
Qián钱
táng塘
jiāng江
guān观
cháo潮
de的
zuì最
jiā佳
rì日
zi子
。
The 18th day of the 8th lunar month is the best day to watch the Qiantang River tide.
Zhǎng涨
cháo潮
shí时
，
gǎng港
kǒu口
de的
shuǐ水
wèi位
huì会
míng明
xiǎn显
shàng上
shēng升
。
During high tide, the water level at the port rises noticeably.
Relations
Common Words
潮水cháoshuǐ
tide; tidal water
潮湿 / 潮溼cháoshī
damp; moist; humid
热潮 / 熱潮rècháo
upsurge; boom; wave
寒潮háncháo
cold wave; cold air outbreak
心潮xīncháo
surge of emotion; emotional tide
思潮sīcháo
trend of thought; ideological trend; surge of ideas
潮剧 / 潮劇cháojù
Chaozhou opera; traditional regional drama
返潮 / 反潮fǎncháo
dampen; become damp
受潮shòucháo
get damp; moisture damage