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热茶 (rè chá) — hot tea

Definition

noun
hot tea
Measure word · 杯

Examples

  • 热茶。
    Wǒ xǐ huan hē rè chá.
    I like to drink hot tea.
  • 热茶。
    Zhè bēi rè chá hěn xiāng.
    This cup of hot tea is very fragrant.
  • 热茶。
    Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi rè chá.
    Please give me a cup of hot tea.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

热rèhot
茶chátea

热茶 combines 热 (hot) and 茶 (tea): tea that is hot.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
灬Written in full as火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
埶
埶yì熱rè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

Open 热 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
余
余yú茶chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 茶, the 艹 part marks a plant, and the 余 part gives the sound.

Open 茶 →
Appears in
Beverages

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