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.

Cháoxī shì yóu yuèqiú yǐnlì yǐnqǐ de.

Tides are caused by the moon's gravitational pull.

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