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Korean
Pronunciation
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 )
vehicle ( usually refers to car )
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 (jadongcha , “automobile”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 茶 ( “ tea ” ) , a reading derived from Early Mandarin .
Noun
차 • (cha ) (hanja 茶 )
tea
차 한 잔 만들자 . ― Cha han jan mandeulja. ― Let's make some tea.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
녹차 (綠茶 , nokcha , “green tea”)
홍차 (紅茶 , hongcha , “black tea”)
차잎 (chaip , “tea leaf”) ( North Korea )
차나무 (chanamu , “tea plant”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 差 .
Noun
차 • (cha ) (hanja 差 )
difference ; gap
Etymology 4
Verb form.
Verb
차 • (cha )
infinitive of 차다 ( chada , “ to fill ” )
Etymology 5
Reading of various hanja characters.
Syllable
차 • (cha )
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 ))