Meaning
tea; tea plant
Chinese: 茶叶、茶水，也指茶树。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cha” becomes a different word in each tone. 茶 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 绿茶lǜ chágreen tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
- 奶茶nǎi chámilk tea
- 红茶hóng cháblack tea
- 茶叶chá yètea; tea leaves
- 茶道chá dàoJapanese tea ceremony; sado
Example Sentence
爷爷喜欢一边喝茶一边看报。Yé ye xǐ huan yì biān hē chá yì biān kàn bào.Grandpa likes to drink tea while reading the newspaper.
爷爷Yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfath喜欢xǐ huanto like一边yì biānone side喝茶hē cháto drink tea一边yì biānone side看kànto look after报bàoto report。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The plant radical 艹 over a tree element: the leaves of a shrub brewed as a drink — the ‘tea’ plant.
A way to remember it
A leafy plant (艹) you steep — tea.