茬

chá
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frequent character
stubble (crop residue)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

茬 joins 艹 plants with the sound 在 zài, though the sound link is not obvious in Mandarin. It first meant thick plant growth. The meaning grew to a crop or batch, and then to stubble left after harvest.

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Homophones

HSK 1
茶chá
tea, tea plant
查chá
search, check
察chá
to examine, to inquire, to observe

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