红茶
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
红茶 (hóngchá) · black tea
红茶 (hóngchá) means “black tea”. It is written with 2 characters: 红 (red) + 茶 (tea). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 红茶 is built
The characters
红 hóng · red
What 红 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
茶 chá · tea
What 茶 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 人rén — person
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: plant (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我喜欢喝红茶。Wǒ xǐhuan hē hóngchá.I like drinking black tea.
你要红茶还是绿茶？Nǐ yào hóngchá háishi lǜchá?Would you like black tea or green tea?
Questions about 红茶
What does 红茶 mean?
红茶 (hóngchá) means “black tea”.
How do you pronounce 红茶?
红茶 is pronounced hóngchá.
Which HSK level is 红茶?
红茶 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 红色hóngsèred
- 红酒hóngjiǔred wine
- 红包hóngbāored envelope (money gift)
- 西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
- 分红fēnhóngto share profits
- 红绿灯hónglǜdēngtraffic lights
- 红hóngred
- 绿茶lǜchágreen tea
- 奶茶nǎichámilk tea
- 茶叶cháyètea leaves
Learn 红茶 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 95: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.