茶具 (chá jù) — tea set, tea service | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tea settea service

Measure word · 套

茶具。
Zhè tào chá jù shì péng you sòng de lǐ wù.
This tea set is a gift from a friend.
茶具。
Tā xǐ huan shōu jí bù tóng fēng gé de chá jù.
She likes to collect tea sets of different styles.
茶具，。
Yòng zhè tào chá jù pào chá, wèi dào tè bié hǎo.
Using this tea set to brew tea, the flavor is especially good.

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.

具jùtool; utensil

"茶" means tea and "具" tool, together mean tea tools.

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.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

具 pairs 廾 (two hands) with 鼎 (a cauldron), showing hands working with a cauldron to prepare food.