来潮 Traditional form: 來潮 Pinyin (reading): láicháo Definitions: (of water) to rise rising tide (of women) to get one's period Characters: 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on 潮 - tide, current; damp, moist, wet Traditional characters: 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on 潮 - tide, current; damp, moist, wet