潮湿
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
潮湿 (cháoshī) · damp
潮湿 (cháoshī) means “damp; humid; moist”. It is written with 2 characters: 潮 (damp) + 湿 (wet). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 潮湿 is built
The characters
潮 cháo · damp
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)
湿 shī · wet
What 湿 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 显xiǎn — clear
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 业yè — business
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 显 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
南方的春天很潮湿。Nánfāng de chūntiān hěn cháoshī.Spring in the south is very damp.
衣服还是潮湿的，别穿。Yīfu háishi cháoshī de, bié chuān.The clothes are still damp, so don't wear them.
Questions about 潮湿
What does 潮湿 mean?
潮湿 (cháoshī) means “damp; humid; moist”.
How do you pronounce 潮湿?
潮湿 is pronounced cháoshī.
Which HSK level is 潮湿?
潮湿 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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Learn 潮湿 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 81: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.