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沏

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to brew (tea)

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Strokes
7
Radical
水 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
沏
Common rank
#5,961
Unicode
U+6C8F

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Formation & memory

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How 沏 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 切 sound ( qiè )

Components 氵 切

Words with 沏

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WordPinyinMeaning
沏茶 qī chá to make tea; to brew tea

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 切 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
切 sound part qiè to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
窃 qiè to steal; thief; secret, stealthy