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cháo

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cháo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cháo | chao2
English translation
tide
current
damp
moist
humid
tide, current; damp, moist, wet

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About cháo

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

cháo

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of cháo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵朝

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Cháo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and Cháo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using cháo

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zài Huǒ biān hōng zhāo 潮湿 cháoshī de 鞋袜 xié wà .

He dried his wet foot - gear by the fire.

然而 ránér , chà duàn de 思潮 sī cháo de 可不是 kě bu shì 祈求 qí qiú de 回音 huí yīn ”, 而是 ér shì 那股不可思议 bùkěsīyì de 反对 fǎnduì 势力 shìli .

Instead of the answer he demanded, that inexplicable counterinfluence cut across the current of his thought.

cháo xiù shì 生产 shēngchǎn 广东 Guǎng dōng 潮州 Cháo zhōu 地区 dìqū de 工艺品 gōngyìpǐn .

Chaozhou embroidery is a craftwork produced in Chaozhou , Guangdong Province.

tiáo xiǎo 绿 shé Guò 潮湿 cháoshī de 道路 dào lù .

A small green snake slithered across the wet road.

突然 tūrán 心血来潮 xīn xuè lái cháo yāo 头发 tóufa rǎn Chéng 绿色 lǜ sè .

She suddenly took it into her head to dye her hair green.

Words with cháo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
cháo tide cháo
高潮 gāocháo high tide高潮 gāocháo
潮流 cháoliú tide潮流 cháoliú
浪潮 làng cháo wave浪潮 làng cháo
潮湿 cháoshī damp潮濕
热潮 rè cháo upsurge熱潮
新潮 xīn cháo modern新潮 xīn cháo
低潮 dī cháo low tide低潮 dī cháo
风潮 fēng cháo tempest風潮
潮水 cháo shuǐ tide潮水 cháo shuǐ
潮汐 cháo xī tide潮汐 cháo xī
涨潮 zhǎng cháo high tide漲潮
大潮 dà cháo spring tide大潮 dà cháo
思潮 sī cháo tide of thought思潮 sī cháo
性高潮 xìng gāo cháo orgasm性高潮 xìng gāo cháo
心血来潮 xīn xuè lái cháo carried away by a whim心血來潮
狂潮 kuáng cháo surging tide狂潮 kuáng cháo
潮汕 Cháo shàn Chaoshan, conurbation in the east of Guangdong 廣東|广东 Guǎng dōng [Guǎng​dōng]潮汕 Cháo shàn
潮州 Cháo zhōu Chaochou town in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县 Píng dōng Xiàn [Píng​dōng​Xiàn], Taiwan潮州 Cháo zhōu
心潮澎湃 xīn cháo péng pài to be overwhelmed by emotions心潮澎湃 xīn cháo péng pài
高潮迭起 gāo cháo dié qǐ each new high point replaced by another高潮迭起 gāo cháo dié qǐ
人潮 rén cháo a tide of people人潮 rén cháo
退潮 tuì cháo (of a tide) to ebb or go out退潮 tuì cháo
受潮 shòu cháo damp受潮 shòu cháo
海潮 hǎi cháo tide海潮 hǎi cháo

cháo Decomposition & Compounds

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cháo Decomposition

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