潮
潮 (cháo) means “damp”. It is made of 氵 + 朝 and has 15 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 潮 into its parts
What 潮 is made of
- 氵 shuǐ — water
- 朝 cháo — to face
- 龺 gān — sunlight
- 十 — ten
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 十 — ten
- 月 yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 龺 gān — sunlight
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 朝 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
潮 stroke order
Example sentences
下了几天雨，房间里很潮。Xià le jǐ tiān yǔ, fángjiān lǐ hěn cháo.After several days of rain, the room is very damp.
你这件衣服真潮！Nǐ zhè jiàn yīfu zhēn cháo!Your outfit is really trendy!
Words with 潮
Also built with 氵
- 汁zhījuice
- 汇huìto send (money)
- 汉hànHan
- 汗hànsweat
- 江jiāngriver
- 池chípool
- 污wūfilthy
- 汤tāngsoup
- 汰tàito eliminate
- 汹xiōngturbulent
- 汽qìsteam
- 沃wòto water
Quick facts
| Pinyin | cháo |
|---|---|
| Meaning | damp; trendy; tide |
| Strokes | 15 |
| Radical | 水 (water, #85) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 潮
What does 潮 mean?
潮 (cháo) means “damp; trendy; tide”.
How many strokes does 潮 have?
潮 has 15 strokes.
What is the radical of 潮?
The radical of 潮 is 水 (shuǐ, “water”), Kangxi radical number 85.
What parts make up 潮?
潮 is made of 氵 (water) and 朝 (to face).
Which HSK level is 潮?
潮 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 潮 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.