茶

chá

ch+á·2nd tone

tea · tea plant

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 9 HSK 1

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

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Same radical

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Character Decomposition

茶=艹+人+木

Etymology

plant

Meanings

tea

tea plant

CL:杯 bēi, hú

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Words with 茶 280 total

teacup · tea-glass · cup · mug · CL: zhī茶杯chá bēi teaspoon茶匙chá chí Japanese tea ceremony · sado茶道chá dào tea and cake · refreshments · tea and dim sum茶点chá diǎn teahouse茶坊chá fáng teapot · CL:把 bǎ茶壶chá hú camellia茶花chá huā tea party茶会chá huì small side table · coffee table · teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)茶几chá jī the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by between 760-780茶经Chá jīng yellow quartz · topaz茶晶chá jīng tea set · tea service茶具chá jù teahouse (usu. of two stories)茶楼chá lóu payment for tea · (old) tip; gratuity茶钱chá qián dark brown · tawny茶色chá sè tea tree · Camellia sinensis茶树chá shù tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves茶水chá shuǐ tea · tea leaves · CL:盒 hé,罐 guàn,包 bāo,片 piàn茶叶chá yè

Idioms with 茶 15 total Chain

leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)茶余饭后chá yú fàn hòu plain tea and simple food · (fig.) bread and water粗茶淡饭cū chá dàn fàn

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