落潮 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

luòcháo

ebb

luò, là fall

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 洛 represents the sound.

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸. Alludes to leaves falling from trees.

洛 Sound component

luò river in Shanxi province

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Baxter-Sagart	lak	kə.rˤak	fall (v.)

凡艸曰零，木曰落。从艸洛聲。

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 朝 represents the sound.

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

朝 Sound component

cháo, zhāo dynasty

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	drjew	[N]-t<r>aw	morning tide