차

차 U+CC28, 차 HANGUL SYLLABLE CA Composition: ㅊ + ㅏ ← 찧 [U+CC27] Hangul Syllables 착 → [U+CC29]

㈗ U+3217, ㈗ PARENTHESIZED HANGUL CHIEUCH A ← ㈖ [U+3216] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㈘ → [U+3218]

㉷ U+3277, ㉷ CIRCLED HANGUL CHIEUCH A ← ㉶ [U+3276] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㉸ → [U+3278]

차착찪찫찬찭찮 찯찰찱찲찳찴찵 찶찷참찹찺찻찼 창찾찿챀챁챂챃
찌 ←	→ 채

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [차]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cha
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'a
Yale Romanization?	cha

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 車 (“vehicle”).

Noun

차 • (cha) (hanja 車)

1. vehicle (usually refers to car)

   Synonym: 수레 (sure)

   한 달에 한 번 차 안에 있는 기름을 점검해 보세요.

   Han dar-e han beon cha an-e inneun gireum-eul jeomgeomhae boseyo.

   Check the oil in your car once a month.

Derived terms

• 자동차 (自動車, jadongcha, “car”)
• 화물차 (貨物車, hwamulcha, “van”)
• See the hanja entry at 車 for Sino-Korean compounds of 차 (車, cha).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 茶 (“tea”), a reading derived from Early Mandarin.

Noun

차 • (cha) (hanja 茶)

1. tea

   차 한 잔 만들자. ― Cha han jan mandeulja. ― Let's make some tea.

Hypernyms

• 음청류 (飮淸類, eumcheongnyu)

Derived terms

• 차나무 (chanamu, “tea plant”)
• 녹차 (綠茶, nokcha, “green tea”)
• 홍차 (紅茶, hongcha, “black tea”)
• See the hanja entry at 茶 for Sino-Korean compounds of 차 (茶, cha).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 差.

Noun

차 • (cha) (hanja 差)

1. difference; gap

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

차 • (cha)

1. infinitive of 차다 (chada, “to fill up”)

Etymology 5

Reading of various hanja characters.

Syllable

차 • (cha)

More information

• 且:

  (MC reading: 且 (MC tsjo|tshjaeX))

• 仛:

  (MC reading: 仛 (MC dak))

• 佽:

  (MC reading: 佽 (MC tshijH))

• 侘:

  (MC reading: 侘 (MC trhae|trhaeH))

• 借:

  (MC reading: 借 (MC tsjaeH|tsjek))

• 偖:

  (MC reading: 偖)

• 剳:

  (MC reading: 剳)

• 劄:

  (MC reading: 劄 (MC treap))

• 叉:

  (MC reading: 叉 (MC tsrhea|tsrhae))

• 咱:

  (MC reading: 咱)

• 唶:

  (MC reading: 唶 (MC tsjaeH))

• 嗟:

  (MC reading: 嗟 (MC tsjae))

• 嗻:

  (MC reading: 嗻 (MC tsyaeH))

• 奓:

  (MC reading: 奓 (MC trae|traeH))

• 岔:

  (MC reading: 岔 (MC tsrhaeH))

• 嵯:

  (MC reading: 嵯 (MC tsrhje|dza))

• 徣:

  (MC reading: 徣)

• 扯:

  (MC reading: 扯 (MC tsyhaeX))

• 搓:

  (MC reading: 搓 (MC tsha))

• 搽:

  (MC reading: 搽)

• 槎:

  (MC reading: 槎 (MC dzrae|dzraeX))

• 次:

  (MC reading: 次 (MC tshijH))

• 此:

  (MC reading: 此 (MC tshjeX))

• 瑳:

  (MC reading: 瑳 (MC tsha|tshaX))

• 硨:

  (MC reading: 硨 (MC tsyhae))

• 磋:

  (MC reading: 磋 (MC tsha|tshwaH))

• 箚:

  (MC reading: 箚)

• 蹉:

  (MC reading: 蹉 (MC tsha))

• 遮:

  (MC reading: 遮 (MC tsyae))

• 釵:

  (MC reading: 釵 (MC tsrhea))

• 齄:

  (MC reading: 齄)

• 齜:

  (MC reading: 齜 (MC tsrje))