茶筅

Chinese

		tea; tea plant	bamboo brush for utensils
trad. (茶筅)		茶	筅
simp. #(茶筅)		茶	筅

Using a bamboo whisk to make froth for macca(matcha) tea.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháxiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cháxiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chásiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa²-hsien³
    • Yale: chá-syǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charshean
    • Palladius: часянь (časjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

茶筅

1. (literary, historical) a kind of tea utensil

   • 茶筅以觔竹老者為之：身欲厚重，筅欲疎勁，本欲壯而未必吵，當如劍瘠之狀。蓋身厚重，則操之有力而易於運用；筅疎勁如劍瘠，則擊拂雖過而浮沫不生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     茶筅以斤竹老者为之：身欲厚重，筅欲疎劲，本欲壮而未必吵，当如剑瘠之状。盖身厚重，则操之有力而易于运用；筅疎劲如剑瘠，则击拂虽过而浮沫不生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 宋徽宗《大觀茶論》

     Cháxiǎn yǐ jīn zhú lǎozhě wèi zhī: shēn yù hòuzhòng, xiǎn yù 疎 jìn, běn yù zhuàng ér wèibì chǎo, dāng rú jiàn jí zhī zhuàng. Gài shēn hòuzhòng, zé cāo zhī yǒulì ér yìyú yùnyòng; xiǎn 疎 jìn rú jiàn jí, zé jī fú suī guò ér fúmò bù shēng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 茶筅，截竹為之，廣、贛製作最佳。長五寸許，匙茶入甌，注湯筅之，候浪花浮成雲頭、雨腳乃止。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     茶筅，截竹为之，广、赣制作最佳。长五寸许，匙茶入瓯，注汤筅之，候浪花浮成云头、雨脚乃止。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 朱權《茶譜》

     Cháxiǎn, jié zhú wèi zhī, Guǎng, Gàn zhìzuò zuìjiā. Cháng wǔ cùn xǔ, chí chá rù ōu, zhù tāng xiǎn zhī, hòu lànghuā fú chéng yúntóu, yǔjiǎo nǎi zhǐ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (literary, historical) broom used to clean tea utensils

   • 太監又將頒賜之物送與猜著之人，每人一個宮製詩筒，一柄茶筅。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     太监又将颁赐之物送与猜着之人，每人一个宫制诗筒，一柄茶筅。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Tàijiān yòu jiāng bāncì zhī wù sòng yǔ cāi zháo zhī rén, měirén yīge gōng zhì shī tǒng, yī bǐng cháxiǎn. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

• “Entry #121656”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
茶	筅
ちゃ Grade: 2	せん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
茶筌

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

茶(ちゃ)筅(せん) • (chasen) 

1. a tea whisk (a bamboo whisk for making tea)
2. hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle at the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

References

• Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Server