潮(cháo)

HSK 415 strokes

tide

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Character information

Pinyin
cháo
Meaning
tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy; (coll.) inferior; substandard
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 潮 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵朝

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 朝 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ朝cháo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 潮 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 潮

Common words using 潮 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cháo潮liú流
HSK 4

tide

Open 潮流 page →
cháo潮shī湿
HSK 4

damp

Open 潮湿 page →
gāo高cháo潮
HSK 4

high tide; high water

Open 高潮 page →
xīn新cháo潮
HSK 7-9

modern

Open 新潮 page →
rè热cháo潮
HSK 7-9

wave of enthusiasm; craze; upsurge

Open 热潮 page →
gān干cháo潮

low tide; low water

Open 干潮 page →
rén人cháo潮

a tide of people

Open 人潮 page →
dī低cháo潮

low tide; low ebb

Open 低潮 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 潮’s common words

流湿高新热干人低

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