jiǎ

榎

Character · NounTraditional檟

ancient form of 槚; tea tree

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

tea tree; ancient term for Camellia sinensis

archaic

An ancient Chinese character used to refer to the tea plant. Its modern form is 槚 (jiǎ). This character is found in classical texts but is rarely used in contemporary language outside of historical or literary contexts.

Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
 ,
cháng常
kě可
jiàn见
 “
jiǎ槚
 ”
zì字
 。

The character 槚 is often seen in ancient documents.

 “
Jiǎ槚
 ”
wèi为
chá茶
de的
bié别
chēng称
zhī之
yī一
 。

Jiǎ is one of the alternative names for tea.

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Lù陆
yǔ羽
 《
chá茶
jīng经
 》
tí提
dào到
guo过
 “
jiǎ槚
 ”
 。

Lu Yu's 'The Classic of Tea' mentions 'jiǎ'.