Memory phrase for the Kanji: 潮
潮
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Meaning
tide, current, damp, moist
Pronunciation
cháo
Explanation
Left: water 氵, right: dynasty, government 朝 Here: a lake 湖, having the part old: 古 once normal and upside-down to express changing directions
Mnemonic
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Like a lake 湖 with changing directions are the seawater's tides.
Radicals
朝
the morning sunrise with the sun
氵
water Simplified from this water 水
古
ancient, old, former Originally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.
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Vocabulary
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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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