Character Details
tea Ascii: 20511 w433
Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Tone Components/Primitives Wiktionary Alt Sounds
chá chah 2 艹 (grass) + 人 (person) + 木 (tree) → tea 茶 link
Picture Character Story
Some people think drinking tea is boring and quaint. That's why I spice mine up by adding one small cocktail umbrella, which of course is made from a wooden toothpick supporting a paper umbrella with flowers printed on top.
Notes
[HSK 1] - This character is a combination of 'grass', a component that resembles 'person', and 'tree', and can be translated as 'tea tree'. The original form of this character meant 'bitter herb'.
Examples
- I'd like some tea - --Research Pending--
Strokes
Single Character Decomposition
Radical Name Label Domain Component Persona Example Characters
140 - 自 color self nose/self shape 自 息
Elements Semantic Element Phonetic Element Note
艹 (grass) + 人 (person) + 木 (tree) → tea 艹 (semantic) 余 (phonetic) phonetic from 余

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