潮 cháo
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 朝 to face
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
潮水
cháoshuǐ
tide; tidal water
Characters in this word
水 shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 潮水越过防浪墙时，沿海社区的撤离预案立即启动。 Cháoshuǐ yuèguò fánglàngqiáng shí, yánhǎi shèqū de chèlí yù'àn lìjí qǐdòng. When the tide rose over the seawall, the evacuation plan for the coastal community was activated immediately.
- 潮水退去后，海滩上留下了许多小贝壳。 Cháoshuǐ tuìqù hòu, hǎitān shang liú xià le xǔduō xiǎo bèiké. After the tide went out, many little shells were left on the beach.
- 孩子们追着潮水跑，笑声传得很远。 Háizimen zhuī zhe cháoshuǐ pǎo, xiàoshēng chuán de hěn yuǎn. The children ran after the tide, and their laughter carried far.