The compound word **新潮** is formed by combining two characters: **新** (xīn), meaning "new" or "fresh," and **潮** (cháo), whose core meaning is "tide" but which metaphorically extends to "trend" or "current." The formation is a straightforward modifier-noun structure where "新" describes the nature of the "潮." Literally, it reads as "new tide," but its actual meaning is entirely metaphorical, signifying what is novel, fashionable, and in vogue within contemporary culture, such as in fashion, ideas, or lifestyles. Thus, the term synthesizes the concepts of novelty and prevailing social momentum to describe something at the forefront of a trend.