Meaning
tide; current; damp; moist; humid
Chinese: 潮水，也表示潮湿或流行趋势。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chao” becomes a different word in each tone. 潮 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 高潮gāo cháohigh tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity
- 潮流cháo liútide; current; trend
- 潮湿cháo shīdamp; moist
- 热潮rè cháowave of enthusiasm; craze; upsurge
- 新潮xīn cháomodern; fashionable
Example Sentence
海水涨潮的时候，海浪很大。Hǎi shuǐ zhǎng cháo de shí hou, hǎi làng hěn dà.When the tide rises, the waves are big.
海水Hǎi shuǐseawater涨潮zhǎng cháohigh tide的deof时候shí houtime，海浪hǎi làngsea wave很hěnvery大dàbig。