潮汐

cháoxī

noun #17,365

Meanings

潮 refers to the morning/daytime tide and 汐 to the evening tide. Together they mean 'tide' in general.

潮汐是由月球引力引起的。

Cháoxī shì yóu yuèqiú yǐnlì yǐnqǐ de.

Tides are caused by the moon's gravitational pull.

渔民根据潮汐安排出海时间。

Yúmín gēnjù cháoxī ānpái chūhǎi shíjiān.

Fishermen schedule their trips to sea according to the tides.

memory

潮 = morning tide (daytime), 汐 = evening tide (nighttime). Together they cover the full cycle of tidal movement — day and night, in and out.

潮 cháo

汐 xī