Memory phrase for the character: 潮


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Meaning tide, current, damp, moist

Pronunciation

cháo

Explanation

Left: water , right: dynasty, government Here: a lake 湖, having the part old: once normal and upside-down to express changing directions

Mnemonic


 
Like a lake 湖 with changing directions are the seawater's tides.

Radicals

the morningsunrise with the sun
Water
ancient, old, formerOriginally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.
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 Vocabulary

潮湿 cháo shī  damp; moist
思潮 sī cháo  tide of thought; way of thinking characteristic of a historical period; Zeitgeist
高潮迭起 gāo cháo dié qǐ  climaxes arise repeatedly
高潮 gāo cháo  high tide; high water; upsurge; climax; orgasm; chorus (part of a song)
高潮 gāo cháo  

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