绿茶
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
绿茶 (lǜchá) · green tea
绿茶 (lǜchá) means “green tea”. It is written with 2 characters: 绿 (green) + 茶 (tea). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 绿茶 is built
The characters
绿 lǜ · green
What 绿 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 录lù — to copy
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
- 彐jì — snout
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 录 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
我每天早上喝一杯绿茶。Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang hē yī bēi lǜchá.I drink a cup of green tea every morning.
你喜欢绿茶还是红茶？Nǐ xǐhuan lǜchá háishi hóngchá?Do you like green tea or black tea?
Questions about 绿茶
What does 绿茶 mean?
绿茶 (lǜchá) means “green tea”.
How do you pronounce 绿茶?
绿茶 is pronounced lǜchá.
Which HSK level is 绿茶?
绿茶 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 绿色lǜsègreen
- 红绿灯hónglǜdēngtraffic lights
- 绿lǜgreen
- 红茶hóngcháblack tea
- 奶茶nǎichámilk tea
- 茶叶cháyètea leaves
- 茶chátea
Learn 绿茶 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.