jiǎ

槚

Character · NounTraditional檟

Chinese catalpa; tea tree

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata)

archaic

An archaic term referring to a type of catalpa tree found in classical Chinese texts. The wood was historically valued.

Gǔ古
shí时
tíng庭
yuàn院
cháng常
zhí植
qiū楸
 、
jiǎ槚
 。

In ancient times, courtyards were often planted with catalpa trees.

 《
Ěr尔
yǎ雅
 》
jì记
zǎi载
 ：
 “
jiǎ槚
 ，
kǔ苦
chá茶
 。
 ”

The Erya, a classical dictionary, records: "Jiǎ, bitter tea."

2.

noun

tea tree; tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

archaic

An ancient literary term for the tea plant, often found in pre-Tang dynasty texts.

Gǔ古
chēng称
chá茶
wéi为
 “
jiǎ槚
 ”
 。

In ancient times, tea was called "jiǎ."

 《
Chá茶
jīng经
 》
yún云
 ：
 “
Qí其
míng名
 ，
yī一
yuē曰
chá茶
 ，
èr二
yuē曰
jiǎ槚
 。
 ”

The Classic of Tea says: "Its names: one is 'chá', two is 'jiǎ'."