Chinese symbol for “teacup”
茶杯
chá bēi
teacup; tea-glass; cup; mug
The closest CC-CEDICT match for teacup is 茶杯 (chá bēi), defined as: teacup; tea-glass; cup; mug; 只 (zhī).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “teacup”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 茶杯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茶叶 (茶葉) | chá yè | tea; tea leaves |
| 喝茶 | hē chá | to drink tea; to get engaged |
| 奶茶 | nǎi chá | milk tea |
| 绿茶 (綠茶) | lǜ chá | green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities |
| 红茶 (紅茶) | hóng chá | black tea; measure word: 杯 (bēi), 壶 (hú) |
| 茶馆 (茶館) | chá guǎn | teahouse; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass |
| 奖杯 (獎杯) | jiǎng bēi | trophy cup |
See also: Japanese symbol for “teacup”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.