茶(chá)

HSK 19 strokes

tea

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Character information

Pinyin
chá
Meaning
tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壶
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 茶 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹⿱人木

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (plant).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo人rén木mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 茶 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 茶

Common words using 茶 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

nǎi奶chá茶
HSK 3

milk tea

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pǐn品chá茶

to taste tea; to sip tea

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hē喝chá茶

to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to hav…

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sān三chá茶liù六fàn饭

lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes

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ér儿chá茶sù素

catechin (biochemistry)

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gōng功fū夫chá茶

very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan

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shān山chá茶

camellia

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shān山chá茶huā花

camellia

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一七三上下不东两

From 茶’s common words

奶品喝三六饭儿素

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