兒茶

Chinese

		son; child; diminutive suffix	tea; tea plant
trad. (兒茶)		兒	茶
simp. (儿茶)		儿	茶

Etymology

Shortened from 孩兒茶／孩儿茶 (hái'érchá).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): érchá

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˊ ㄔㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: érchá
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄔㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: érchá
    • Wade–Giles: êrh²-chʻa²
    • Yale: ér-chá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erlchar
    • Palladius: эрча (erča)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

Noun

兒茶

1. Senegalia catechu

Derived terms

• 兒茶素／儿茶素
• 兒茶酚／儿茶酚 (ércháfēn)