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Chinese symbol for “teapot”

茶壶
chá hú
Traditional: 茶壺
teapot; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for teapot is 茶壶 (chá hú), defined as: teapot; measure word: 把 (bǎ).

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

茶 chá
tea; tea leaves; tea plant
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes
壶 hú
jar, pot, jug, vase; surname
radical 33 ⼠ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 茶壶.

WordPinyinMeaning
茶叶 (茶葉)chá yètea; tea leaves
喝茶hē cháto drink tea; to get engaged
奶茶nǎi chámilk tea
绿茶 (綠茶)lǜ chágreen 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 cháblack tea; measure word: 杯 (bēi), 壶 (hú)
茶馆 (茶館)chá guǎnteahouse; measure word: 家 (jiā)
水壶 (水壺)shuǐ húkettle; canteen
冰壶 (冰壺)bīng hújade pot for cold water; curling (sport)

See also: Japanese symbol for “teapot”.

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.