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Watch the animation, then write the character yourself — stroke order matters for speed and recognition.

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9 strokes

Example sentence

爸爸爱喝茶。

Bàba ài hē chá.

Dad likes drinking tea.

More sentences with

妈妈喝茶。

Māma hē chá.

Mom drinks tea.

那是茶。

Nà shì chá.

That is tea.

Character breakdown

grass

+

person

+

tree

=

tea

A person (人) under trees (木) picking grass (艹) — tea.

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What does 茶 mean?
茶 (chá) means "tea" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.
How many strokes does 茶 have?
茶 has 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 茶 in?
茶 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.