The radical on top can be found in 英国 as well. Britain is known for drinking tea. Below the radical, the two parts look like people; so it’s multiple British people drinking tea.
The grass radical is on the top because tea leaves are crushed to make tea. Additionally, there’s “小” which means small because tea is usually served in a small cup.
Ramish Jalil says
the bottom part looks like t which sounds like tea and the top part looks like a tea cup.
Jinu Shim says
Grass radical on the top with a ren-looking character in the middle seems like someone is drinking tea made of grass.
Ashot Badalyan says
the above radical means grass, that’s how I remember that it means tea.
Jonas Ranft says
The radical on top can be found in 英国 as well. Britain is known for drinking tea. Below the radical, the two parts look like people; so it’s multiple British people drinking tea.
Rudy Bhukhanwala says
The grass radical is on the top because tea leaves are crushed to make tea. Additionally, there’s “小” which means small because tea is usually served in a small cup.
Dinobi Ibegbu says
the grass radicals remind me of leaves, because tea uses tea leaves.
Mahrukh Riaz says
the 艹 radical is grass so its related to crushing up leaves to make tea
Deziree Harmon says
looks like pressing grass to crush it similar to how you can make tea by crushing leaves.
Charlotte LaGasse says
The grass radical relates to nature, and tea is made from vegetation found in nature.
Joao Vitor Lima Assumpcao says
it seems like the bottom part is burning the “grass” on top which is practically how you make “tea”
Sabrina Kim says
it looks like a tea house
Gloria Tsang says
It reminds me of an old man drinking tea with a beard going down either side of his face
Nour El mansari says
it looks like lipton tea packets u put in water
Clara Parker Luce says
The roof with the “t“ underneath it and the grass radical make you think of a tea house – thus tea
jjl738 says
The grass radical reminds us that it has to do with vegetation, or herbs, just as tea is made from
Rosalie Dang says
The “t” in the middle is for tea (: