Chawan

Chawan
White raku tea bowl named "Fuji-san" by Honami Kōetsu, Edo period, 17th century (National Treasure)
Chinese name
Chinese茶碗
Literal meaning"tea bowl"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyincháwǎn
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese/ɖˠa.ʔuɑnX/
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang/*rlaː.qoːnʔ/
Alternate Chinese name
Traditional Chinese茶盞
Simplified Chinese茶盏
Literal meaning"tea cup"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyincházhăn
Wade–Gilesch'a2chan3
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabettrà oản
Chữ Hán茶碗
Korean name
Hangul찻사발, 다완
Hanjan/a, 茶碗
Literal meaning"tea bowl"
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationchat-sabal, dawan
McCune–Reischauerch'a-sabal, tawan
Japanese name
Kanji茶碗
Kanaちゃわん
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburnchawan

A chawan (茶碗; literally "tea bowl") is a bowl used for preparing and drinking tea. Many types of chawan are used in East Asian tea ceremonies.

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