潮汐 (cháo xì) — tides | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tides

潮汐。
Měi tiān yǒu liǎng cì cháo xì zhǎng luò.
There are two tidal rises and falls every day.
潮汐。
cháo xì Duì hǎi biān de shēng huó yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.
Tides have a big impact on coastal life.
潮汐。
Yú mín gēn jù cháo xì de shí jiān chū hǎi bǔ yú.
Fishermen go out to sea to fish according to the tide schedule.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

汐xīevening tide

潮 is the tide and 汐 the evening tide, two parallel water movements naming tides.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵朝潮

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

朝

Same sound today

潮 has 氵, the water form 水, on the left to show a water connection, with 朝 on the right giving the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵夕汐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

夕

Same sound today

汐 is built from 氵, the water part, and 夕, which supplies the sound xī.

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