潮

cháo
#1,300 most
frequent character
moist, damp, humid, tide
adjective
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

潮 cháo combines 氵 water with 朝 cháo, which means 'morning tide' and also supplies the sound. Water plus morning tide gives the first sense, 'morning tide'. It then grew to 'tide; current', 'trend', and 'damp; moist'.

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Example Sentences

今天的天气很潮湿。
jīntiān de tiānqì hěn cháoshī 。
Today's weather is very humid.
我喜欢在潮汐时去海边。
wǒ xǐhuān zài cháoxī shí qù hǎibiān 。
I like to go to the beach at high tide.
这个地方的空气很潮。
zhègè dìfāng de kōngqì hěn cháo 。
The air in this place is very damp.

Words with similar meanings

湿润shīrùn
moist
A more formal term often used to describe something that is moderately wet.
潮湿的cháoshīde
humid
Specifically refers to the condition of being damp, especially in relation to the weather.

Homophones

HSK 5
朝cháo
imperial or royal court, government

Words Starting With 潮

潮流cháo liú
tide; current; trend
潮湿cháo shī
damp; moist

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