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蠆 is a very ancient Chinese word meaning scorpion.
This can also mean insect depending on the context. 蠆 is a very old character, so modern Chinese people might not recognize it immediately.
茶 means tea. It can refer to prepared tea (ready-to-drink) or dry tea leaves.
The origin of tea is China but the same character is used in Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja with the exact same meaning. Japanese and Korean even borrowed the pronunciation from Chinese (pronounced “cha” in all three languages).
It's said that an early doctor (or herbologist) in ancient China kept poisoning himself as he tried different new herb concoctions. He invented tea as a means to detoxify himself as he recovered from 1 of the 76 times he nearly poisoned himself to death. Tea is seen not just as a drink but as a form of medicine used to remove impurities from the body.
The word “chai” (used in many languages to refer to various teas) is derived from this Chinese word.
茶 also means camellia, as Asian teas are often based on the leaves of camellia plant varieties.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Chai search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
蠆 虿 see styles |
chài chai4 ch`ai chai |
More info & calligraphy: Scorpion |
柴田 see styles |
chái tián chai2 tian2 ch`ai t`ien chai tien tsubata つばた |
More info & calligraphy: Shibata / Shida(surname) Tsubata |
儕 侪 see styles |
chái chai2 ch`ai chai bara ばら tomogara ともがら |
a class; a company; companion (suffix noun) suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts); comrade; fellow |
囆 see styles |
chài chai4 ch`ai chai |
(used in an ancient given name) |
拆 see styles |
chāi chai1 ch`ai chai |
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open |
柴 see styles |
chái chai2 ch`ai chai murasaki むらさき |
firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person) brushwood; firewood; (surname) Murasaki Fuel, firewood, brushwood.; See under Ten Strokes. |
茝 see styles |
chǎi chai3 ch`ai chai |
aromatic plant, possibly Dahurian angelica 白芷[bai2 zhi3] (archaic) |
豺 see styles |
chái chai2 ch`ai chai sai やまいぬ |
dog-like animal; ravenous beast; dhole (Cuon Alpinus); jackal (1) Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); (2) wild dog jackal |
釵 钗 see styles |
chāi chai1 ch`ai chai sai さい |
hairpin sai (Okinawan weapon) |
交差 see styles |
jiāo chāi jiao1 chai1 chiao ch`ai chiao chai kousa / kosa こうさ |
to report back after completion of one's mission (n,vs,adj-no) (1) crossing; intersection; (2) (genetic) crossing over |
信差 see styles |
xìn chāi xin4 chai1 hsin ch`ai hsin chai |
messenger |
公差 see styles |
gōng chāi gong1 chai1 kung ch`ai kung chai kousa / kosa こうさ |
official errand; bailiff in a yamen (1) {math} common difference; (2) tolerance (in engineering, manufacturing, etc.); allowance; allowable error |
兵差 see styles |
bīng chāi bing1 chai1 ping ch`ai ping chai |
labor conscripted to support the military |
兼差 see styles |
jiān chāi jian1 chai1 chien ch`ai chien chai |
to moonlight; side job |
出差 see styles |
chū chāi chu1 chai1 ch`u ch`ai chu chai |
to go on an official or business trip |
分拆 see styles |
fèn chāi fen4 chai1 fen ch`ai fen chai |
to separate off; to hive off; a demerger |
劈柴 see styles |
pǐ chai pi3 chai5 p`i ch`ai pi chai |
chopped wood; firewood |
同儕 同侪 see styles |
tóng chái tong2 chai2 t`ung ch`ai tung chai |
peer; member of the same class, generation or social group |
啀喍 see styles |
ái chái ai2 chai2 ai ch`ai ai chai gesai |
(a dog) growls, baring its teeth |
官差 see styles |
guān chāi guan1 chai1 kuan ch`ai kuan chai |
official business; government workmen; odd-job men |
差事 see styles |
chāi shi chai1 shi5 ch`ai shih chai shih |
errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5] |
差使 see styles |
chāi shi chai1 shi5 ch`ai shih chai shih |
official post; billet; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差事[chai1 shi5] |
差役 see styles |
chāi yì chai1 yi4 ch`ai i chai i |
forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée); bailiff of feudal yamen |
差旅 see styles |
chāi lǚ chai1 lu:3 ch`ai lü chai lü |
to travel on business; to go on a business trip |
差派 see styles |
chāi pài chai1 pai4 ch`ai p`ai chai pai |
to dispatch |
差遣 see styles |
chāi qiǎn chai1 qian3 ch`ai ch`ien chai chien saken さけん |
to send (on errand) (noun, transitive verb) dispatch; despatch; sending |
廢柴 废柴 see styles |
fèi chái fei4 chai2 fei ch`ai fei chai |
(Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing; loser |
引柴 see styles |
yǐn chái yin3 chai2 yin ch`ai yin chai |
kindling (to light a fire) |
打柴 see styles |
dǎ chái da3 chai2 ta ch`ai ta chai |
to chop firewood; to gather firewood |
拆下 see styles |
chāi xià chai1 xia4 ch`ai hsia chai hsia |
to dismantle; to take apart |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Scorpion | 蠆 虿 | chài / chai4 / chai | ch`ai / chai | |
| Tea | 茶 | cha | chá / cha2 / cha | ch`a / cha |
| Chay | チャイ | chai | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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