茶
茶
“tea”
Radical: 艹
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK 1
How 茶 is built — stacked top over bottom
艹
Grass radical (艹) · cǎo zì tóu
Two blades of grass. Plant words: 茶 tea, 花 flower, 药 medicine.
人
Person · rén
A person standing with legs apart. As 亻 (person radical) it leans left.
木
Tree / wood · mù
A tree with roots below and branches above. Two trees 林 = grove, three 森 = forest.
The story behind 茶
Grass (艹), a person (人) among trees (木) — picking tea leaves.
💡 喝茶 (hē chá) = to drink tea. 奶茶 (nǎichá) = milk tea!
Related characters
Practice 茶 in the free app — animated stroke order, tone training with your microphone, and spaced-repetition flashcards.
Open Hanzi Academy — free → ← Browse all 839 characters