chawan

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noun

An East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed.

OriginMandarin 茶碗 ← Japanese 茶碗 →
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Meanings

nounchawan (plural chawans or chawan)

plural chawans

  1. An East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed.

    Mr Miyagawa also pointed out that different seasons demanded different chawans, with wide, flatter shapes being used in summer time, and smaller, deeper ones that don't lose heat so quickly are used in winter times.

    2019, Michelle and Rob Comins, Tales of the Tea Trade, Pavilion, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Japanese茶碗
  2. Mandarin茶碗
  3. Englishchawan

From Mandarin 茶碗 (cháwǎn) or Japanese 茶碗 (chawan, literally “tea bowl”).

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

chawan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chawan

MLA

“chawan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chawan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chawan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chawan.

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