茶
chá
tea
tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
plant (艹) + person (人) + tree (木) = tea
A person beneath a plant, resting near a tree — the scene of someone sheltering under a tea bush captures the calm ritual of tea. All three components work together semantically to evoke the tea plant and human relationship with it.
Words with 茶
酥油茶
sū yóu chá
butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
长岛冰茶
cháng dǎo bīng chá
Long Island Iced Tea
青草茶
qīng cǎo chá
(Tw) a traditional Taiwanese drink made from cooling medicinal herbs, typically used to relieve internal heat or sore throat, made with ingredients such as mesona 仙草[xian1 cao3], fish mint 魚腥草|鱼腥草[yu2 xing1 cao3], mint and dandelion
饮茶
yǐn chá
to have tea and refreshments
马黛茶
mǎ dài chá
(loanword) maté (drink)
黑茶
hēi chá
dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2])
黑茶藨子
hēi chá pāo zi
blackcurrant; cassis
龙井茶
lóng jǐng chá
Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
三茶六饭
sān chá liù fàn
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
下午茶
xià wǔ chá
afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
人走茶凉
rén zǒu chá liáng
lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)
儿茶素
ér chá sù
catechin (biochemistry)