汐 meaning and stroke order
Night tide, evening ebb tide
How to write 汐, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 汐
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- night tides
- evening ebbtide
- Taiwan pr. [xi4]
How 汐 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. The evening 夕 tide 氵; 夕 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 汐
汐 combines water 氵 with evening 夕, so it is the water that moves in the evening: the night tide. 夕 (xī) also gives the sound, so 汐 is read xī just like it.
汐 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in the word 潮汐 (cháoxī), meaning tides in general, and in names. Example: 海边的潮汐很有规律。(Hǎibiān de cháoxī hěn yǒu guīlǜ.) The tides at the seaside are very regular.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 汐 with 沙 (shā, sand) or 汁 (zhī, juice) because they share the water radical. Check that the right side is 夕 (evening), which looks like a slanted moon with one dot inside.
Common words with 汐
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 潮汐 | cháoxī | tide |
Questions about 汐
How many strokes are in 汐?
汐 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 汐 mean?
汐 (xī) means night tide, evening ebb tide. A common word with it is 潮汐 (cháoxī), meaning "tide".
How do you pronounce 汐?
汐 is pronounced xī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 汐?
The radical of 汐 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 汐 under this radical.
What is the difference between 潮 and 汐?
Traditionally 潮 (cháo) is the morning tide and 汐 (xī) is the evening tide. Today they are combined as 潮汐 to mean tides in general, and 潮 alone is far more common in everyday words like 潮湿 (cháoshī, damp).
Is 汐 used in Chinese names?
Yes. 汐 is a popular character in given names, especially for girls, because it sounds soft and suggests the sea at dusk. Names like 晨汐 (Chénxī) are common.