潮

The character "潮" has 15 strokes. "潮" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "潮" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "潮" are "cháo" . View the stroke order of "潮">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "潮"

n.: tide; social upsurge; current; wave; Chao

adj.: moist; damp; wet; clammy; dank; humid; inferior in skill or fineness

• tide : n.潮；浪潮；潮水；趋势；潮流
• current : adj.当前的；现时的；流行的；通用的；通行的
• wave : v.挥手问候；挥手示意；使…呈波形；卷；飘扬；飘动；挥舞；挥动；挥手（或手中之物）传达；向…挥手示意
• chao : n.【秘鲁地名】查奥；查欧（来源于世嘉游戏《刺猬索尼克》游戏系列，是一种半液态、有布丁状身体的奇异生物）
• moist : adj.微湿的；潮湿的；湿润的；含泪的；泪汪汪的；多雨的；湿（性）的
• damp : adj.潮的
• wet : adj.湿的；潮的；潮湿的；虚弱的；软弱的；允许出售烈性酒的；不禁酒的；多雨的；雨天的；下雨的
• clammy : adj.湿乎乎的；黏糊糊的；阴湿的
• dank : adj.潮湿阴冷的；有霉味的
• humid : adj.潮湿的；微湿的；湿润的

Form words with "潮"

婴儿潮 baby boom

移民潮 wave of immigration

Example phrases using "潮"

• 地面潮，没法晒粮食。

  The ground is wet and unfit for sunning/drying grain.

• 这屋子又冷又潮。

  The house is cold and damp.

• 水流转而向北之前顺水潮可以顺利越过地端岬。

  A fair tide can be carried well past Lands End before the stream sets to the north.

• 婴儿潮出生的人们现在都成年了。

  The baby boomers are all grown-ups now.

• 空气又冷又潮，我看是要下雨了。

  It's damp and cold, I think it's going to rain.

• 谁能想到棉花签也能摆得这么潮呢？

  Who knew leaving cotton swabs on display could be so stylish?

• 那里又潮又冷,墙上都能滴出水来.

  Those rooms are very damp and cold and the walls drip with water.

• 宾馆靠近海边，我感觉有点潮。

  The hotel is near the sea, I feel a little humid.

• 每次移民潮都会对旧偏见带来冲击。

  And each new wave of immigrants gives new targets to old prejudices.

• “中国第一潮外婆”？ 没听说过。

  From the most fashionable grandma of China.