潮湿 cháoshī▶ lembap

Stroke order

潮湿 is written in 27 strokes across 2 characters.

• 潮 — 15 strokes
• 湿 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. damp
2. moist

Related words

• 湿润Lembap
• 潮流Tren
• 高潮klimaks

潮湿 is pronounced cháoshī and means “lembap”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 潮湿 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.