潮 cháo — tide; current; damp; moist; humid
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.
Common words: 高潮 (gāo cháo)、潮流 (cháo liú)、潮湿 (cháo shī)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "moist"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "moist", including 潮 (cháo), 润 (rùn), 湿 (shī). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "moist" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 潮 (cháo), 润 (rùn), 湿 (shī) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span cháo, rùn, shī — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 潮 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 潮 cháotide; current; damp; moist; humidUseful words: 高潮, 潮流
- 润 rùnsmooth; moistUseful words: 湿润, 利润
- 湿 shīmoist; wetUseful words: 潮湿, 湿润
Common words for these 3 "moist" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 潮 (cháo) — so "moist" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "moist".
润 rùn — smooth; moist
一场春雨过后，土地变得湿润了。Yì chǎng chūn yǔ guò hòu, tǔ dì biàn de shī rùn le.After a spring rain, the soil became moist.
Common words: 湿润 (shī rùn)、利润 (lì rùn)、滋润 (zī rùn)
湿 shī — moist; wet
下过雨后，地面还是湿的。Xià guò yǔ hòu, dì miàn hái shì shī de.After the rain, the ground is still wet.
Common words: 潮湿 (cháo shī)、湿润 (shī rùn)、湿度 (shī dù)
All 3 characters
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