高潮

Traditional form:

高潮

Pinyin (reading):

gāocháo

Definitions:

• high tide; high water
• upsurge; peak of activity
• climax (of a story, a competition etc)
• to have an orgasm

Characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 潮 - tide, current; damp, moist, wet

Traditional characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 潮 - tide, current; damp, moist, wet