茶
cháTraditional: 茶
Translation
tea
Word origin
A character under the grass radical 艹 (cǎo), marking 茶 as a plant, with the lower part giving the sound, naming the tea shrub and its drink.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 艹 (cǎo, grass) + phonetic element
Stroke order
茶
Examples
？
Would you like tea or coffee?
。
Chinese people like to drink tea.
烫。
This cup of tea is a little hot.
。
She poured a cup of tea for the guest.
绿。
Green tea is very good for the body.
茶 (chá) means tea, both the plant and the drink made from its leaves. The grass radical at the top signals that it names a plant.
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