茶 (chá): tea
茶 (chá) is a Chinese character meaning “tea.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic). It ranks #1264 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 茶 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish), 节 (jié, festival, section).
Definitions
- tea
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 茶
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 茶叶 | chá yè | tea | 4 |
| 绿茶noun | lǜ chá | green tea | 2 |
| 红茶noun | hóng chá | black tea | 2 |
| 奶茶noun | nǎi chá | milk tea | 2 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喝茶 | hē chá | to drink tea |
| 茶会 | chá huì | tea party |
| 茶壶 | chá hú | teapot |
| 茶杯 | chá bēi | teacup |
| 茶几 | chá jī | small side table |
| 热茶 | rè chá | hot tea |
| 茶点 | chá diǎn | tea and cake |
| 茶话会 | chá huà huì | tea party |
| 泡茶 | pào chá | to make tea |
| 茶馆 | chá guǎn | teahouse |
| 茶水 | chá shuǐ | tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves |
| 茶具 | chá jù | tea set |
| 茶色 | chá sè | dark brown |
| 品茶 | pǐn chá | to taste tea |
| 柠檬茶 | níng méng chá | lemon tea |
茶 appears in 100 compound words: 47 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 茶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering; to have no appetite
Showing 8 of 9 idioms containing 茶.
Example Sentences
下午茶时间到了，我们去喝杯咖啡吧。
Xiàwǔchá shíjiān dào le, wǒmen qù hē bēi kāfēi ba.
It's afternoon tea time; let's go have a cup of coffee.
英国奥斯卡|里安纳度“甜茶”大热倒灶 英国演员爆冷封帝 《一战再战...
yīng guó ào sī kǎ lǐ ān nà dù tián chá dà rè dǎo zào yīng guó yǎn yuán bào lěng fēng dì yī zhàn zài zhàn . . .
British Oscar|Leonardo's "sweet tea" is a hit, and the British actor is upset and sealed the emperor "World War I and Fight Again...
每天喝咖啡和茶 失智风险最高降三成
měi tiān hē kā fēi hé chá shī zhì fēng xiǎn zuì gāo jiàng sān chéng
Drinking coffee and tea every day reduces the risk of dementia by up to 30%
新春茶叙 赖总统会五院聚焦关税
xīn chūn chá xù lài zǒng tǒng huì wǔ yuàn jù jiāo guān shuì
New Year's tea narrative Lai Presidential Council Fifth Court focused on tariffs
茶香氤氲,温情暖暖~看阿婆爷叔如何解锁“行...
chá xiāng 氤 氲 , wēn qíng nuǎn nuǎn kàn ā pó yé shū rú hé jiě suǒ háng . . .
The tea is fragrant, warm and warm~ See how grandma and uncle unlock "okay...
茶百道新春送暖发起“致敬城市守夜人计划”
chá bǎi dào xīn chūn sòng nuǎn fā qǐ zhì jìng chéng shì shǒu yè rén jì huá
Chabadao Launches "Tribute to the City's Nightwatchmen Program" in Chinese New Year
你能再给我点茶吗？
Nǐ néng zài gěi wǒ diǎn chá ma?
Would you please give me some more tea?
您想要茶还是咖啡？
Nín xiǎngyào chá háishi kāfēi?
Would you like tea or coffee?
我们用喝茶的时间谈谈，好吗？
Wǒmen yòng hēchá de shíjiān tántán, hǎo ma?
Let's talk over a cup of tea, shall we?
你不和我一起喝点茶吗？
Nǐ bù hé wǒ yīqǐ hē diǎn chá ma?
Won't you have some tea with me?
Character Family
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