茶
tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #692 U+8336
How 茶 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
plant
How to remember it
tea · Heisig RSH #261
flower + wooden pole + umbrella
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 茶 as their sound component
These characters all use 茶 (chá) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茶 sound component | chá | tea; tea leaves; tea plant |
| 搽 | chá | to wipe, to smear, to rub, to anoint |
Words containing 茶
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山茶花 | shān chá huā | camellia |
| 茶马古道 | Chá mǎ gǔ dào | old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichu… |
| 定点茶 | dìng diǎn chá | (Tw) (euphemism) prostitute service at a massage parlor or other place designated by the s… |
| 茶饭无心 | chá fàn wú xīn | see 茶飯不思|茶饭不思[cha2 fan4 bu4 si1] |
| 儿茶素 | ér chá sù | catechin (biochemistry) |
| 茶话会 | chá huà huì | tea party |
| 工夫茶 | gōng fu chá | variant of 功夫茶[gong1 fu5 cha2] |
| 山茶 | shān chá | camellia |
| 茶水 | chá shuǐ | tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves |
| 南非茶 | Nán fēi chá | rooibos tea |
| 拉茶 | lā chá | teh tarik, an Indian-style tea with milk |
| 白茶 | bái chá | white tea |
| 花茶 | huā chá | scented tea; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] |
| 茶花 | chá huā | camellia |
| 茶会 | chá huì | tea party |
| 长岛冰茶 | Cháng dǎo bīng chá | Long Island Iced Tea |
| 茶道 | chá dào | Japanese tea ceremony; sado |
| 青草茶 | qīng cǎo chá | (Tw) a traditional Taiwanese drink made from cooling medicinal herbs, typically used to re… |
| 红茶 | hóng chá | black tea; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] |
| 茶点 | chá diǎn | tea and cake; refreshments; tea and dim sum |