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茶 = 艹 + 𠆢 + 朩

茶 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tea”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort), 𠆢 (umbrella) and 朩 (wooden pole). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 267.

Keyword
tea
RTK frame
267
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チャ, サ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
чай
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
茶 tea

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 艹 mugwort
  2. 𠆢 umbrella
  3. 朩 wooden pole

How to find 茶 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mugwort” + “umbrella” + “wooden pole”. 茶 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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