潮
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潮 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 水十十月 (EJJB), four-corner 37120, composition ⿰氵朝)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *r'ew) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 朝 (OC *ʔr'ew, *r'ew).
"Rising tide in the daytime" > "tide" (in general).
Derived from 朝 (OC *ʔr'ew, *r'ew, “morning”). Compare 汐 (OC *ljaːɡ, “evening tide; ebb”) < 夕 (OC *ljaːɡ, “evening”).
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