Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 潮

潮

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Meaning

 tide, current, damp, moist

Pronunciation

 cháo

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: dynasty, government 朝 Here: a lake 湖, having the part old: 古 once normal and upside-down to express changing directions

Mnemonic

Like a lake 湖 with changing directions are the seawater's tides.

Radicals

朝 the morning(sunrise with the sun)
氵 Water
古 ancient, old, former(Originally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.)
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Vocabulary

潮湿 cháo shī damp; moist
思潮 sī cháo tide of thought; way of thinking characteristic of a historical period; Zeitgeist
高潮迭起 gāo cháo dié qǐ climaxes arise repeatedly
高潮 gāo cháo high tide; high water; upsurge; climax; orgasm; chorus (part of a song)

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