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 chài
 
Scorpion Scroll

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.

 chá
 cha
 
Tea Scroll

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.

 chai
Chay Scroll

チャイ is the name Chay in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.


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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

see styles
zhài
    zhai4
chai
 toride
    とりで

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Stronghold
stronghold; stockade; camp; (stockaded) village
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification


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chài
    chai4
ch`ai
    chai

More info & calligraphy:

Scorpion
(scorpion); an insect

柴田

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chái tián
    chai2 tian2
ch`ai t`ien
    chai tien
 tsubata
    つばた

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Shibata / Shida
Shibata (Japanese surname and place name)
(surname) Tsubata

柬埔寨

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jiǎn pǔ zhài
    jian3 pu3 zhai4
chien p`u chai
    chien pu chai
 Kanhosai
    カンボジア

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Cambodia
Cambodia
(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) Cambodia
Cambodia


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zhāi
    zhai1
chai
old variant of 齋|斋[zhai1]


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zhāi
    zhai1
chai
 soba
    そば
lean on one side
(See 永字八法) first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck; (surname) Soba
lean to one side


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zhài
    zhai4
chai
 sai
    さい
debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
(n,n-suf) debt; loan
debt


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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

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chài
    chai4
ch`ai
    chai
(used in an ancient given name)

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zhái
    zhai2
chai
 taku
    たく
residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home
(n,n-suf) (1) house; home; (2) one's house; one's home; (3) one's husband; (surname, given name) Taku
Residential part of a palace, or mansion; a residence.

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chāi
    chai1
ch`ai
    chai
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open

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zhāi
    zhai1
chai
to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need

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zhāi
    zhai1
chai
 watari
    わたり
Japanese variant of 齋|斋[zhai1]
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests; (surname) Watari

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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.

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zhài
    zhai4
chai
(literary) disease (esp. tuberculosis)


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zhài
    zhai4
chai
 aza
    あざ
variant of 寨[zhai4]
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification; (personal name) Aza

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zhǎi
    zhai3
chai
 sako
    さこ
narrow; narrow-minded; badly off
(surname) Sako
narrow

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chǎi
    chai3
ch`ai
    chai
aromatic plant, possibly Dahurian angelica 白芷[bai2 zhi3] (archaic)

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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


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chāi
    chai1
ch`ai
    chai
 sai
    さい
hairpin
sai (Okinawan weapon)


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zhāi
    zhai1
chai
 hitoshi
    ひとし
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)
(surname) Hitoshi
To reverence: abstinence; to purify as by fasting, or abstaining, e.g. from flesh food; religious or abstinential duties, or times; upavasatha (uposatha), a fast; the ritual period for food, i.e. before noon; a room for meditation, a study, a building, etc., devoted to abstinence, chastity, or the Buddhist religion; mourning (for parents).

丹寨

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dān zhài
    dan1 zhai4
tan chai
see 丹寨縣|丹寨县[Dan1 zhai4 Xian4]

九齋


九斋

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jiǔ zhāi
    jiu3 zhai1
chiu chai
 kusai
nine days of abstinence

了債


了债

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liǎo zhài
    liao3 zhai4
liao chai
to repay one's debt

五寨

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wǔ zhài
    wu3 zhai4
wu chai
Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi

交差

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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

住宅

see styles
zhù zhái
    zhu4 zhai2
chu chai
 sumitaku
    すみたく
residence; dwelling; abode
residence; housing; residential building; (surname) Sumitaku

信差

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xìn chāi
    xin4 chai1
hsin ch`ai
    hsin chai
messenger

借債


借债

see styles
jiè zhài
    jie4 zhai4
chieh chai
to borrow money

債主


债主

see styles
zhài zhǔ
    zhai4 zhu3
chai chu
 saishu
    さいしゅ
creditor
creditor

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Scorpion
chài / chai4 / chaich`ai / chai
Teachachá / cha2 / chach`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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