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cháo

tide, current; damp, moist, wet

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 朝 provides pronunciation

HSK 5 15 strokes Common (13%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning

⿰氵朝 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shuǐ

氵

water

3 strokes

cháo

朝

to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning

🔤 Pictophonetic: 月 (moon) provides meaning, 龺 provides pronunciation

12 strokes HSK 5

gān

龺

sunlight; the rays of the sun

8 strokes

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yuè

月

moon; month

📷 Pictographic: A crescent moon

4 strokes HSK 1

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 潮 (77)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

high tide / high water / upsurge / climax / orgasm / chorus (part of a song)

gāocháo

高潮 ↗

HSK 6

high tide / high water / upsurge / climax / orgasm / chorus (part of a song)

潮流 ↗

cháoliú

tide / current / trend

cháoliú

潮流 ↗

HSK 6

tide / current / trend

潮 ↗

cháo

tide / current / damp / moist / humid

cháo

潮 ↗

tide / current / damp / moist / humid

(of a tide) to ebb or go out

tuìcháo

退潮 ↗

(of a tide) to ebb or go out

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