茶 chá tea
怎么记住“茶”: 艹 grass + 𠆢 roof shape + 朩 tree = tea. After a rainy night on the grass under a canvas roof shape beside a tree, the campers wake up craving hot tea.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
茶 = 艹 grass + 𠆢 roof shape + 朩 tree
- 艹 grass meaning
- 𠆢 roof shape sound
- 朩 tree sound
After a rainy night on the grass under a canvas roof shape beside a tree, the campers wake up craving hot tea.
How it came to be
Grass gives the meaning and the part below gives the sound; the shape is a small change to an older character for a bitter plant.
用法
- Tea: 喝茶 (hē chá) drink tea, 一杯茶 (yì bēi chá) a cup of tea.
- 奶茶 (nǎichá) milk tea; note 红茶 (hóngchá) is 'red tea' = what English calls black tea.
含“茶”的词语
例句
- 你喝茶还是咖啡？ Nǐ hē chá háishi kāfēi?Would you prefer tea or coffee?