The evolution and formation of the word tea, before the pre-Qin period, the language and characters in China were not unified, so the name of tea was also controversial.
According to the Book of Tea by Cha Sheng Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty, before the Tang Dynasty, tea had the names of tea, tea, tea, tea and so on. Since the publication of the Book of Tea, the word "tea" has been officially called "tea", minus a horizontal line. The shaping of tea characters has a history of 1200 years.
Tea originated in China and is very popular all over the world. Now the pronunciation of tea names all over the world is also directly or indirectly introduced from China. It can be divided into two systems: first, the pronunciation of Putonghua: tea-"tea"; ~ is the "tui" sound of Xiamen, Fujian-tey.
When communicating with the outside world, there are two kinds of voices, first the "tea" sound, and then the "retreat" sound. 1 of "Cha" spread to the neighboring countries of China. For example, if the East is adjacent to Japan, the Chinese character "tea" will be used directly. West of ancient Persia; "check"; Turkish: CHAY；; Portuguese "check".
Russians in the north: "чай". The Sinhalese language bordering India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh in the south is also called "Cha". In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the western fleet was built by Xiamen.
When local languages such as Men learned that TEA was called "tui", it was translated into English "TEE" and Latin THEA, and later English was spelled "tea".
As for "THE" in French department, "TEE" in German department and "TE" in Spanish department, they all evolved from Xiamen's "retreat" sound and English transliteration sound.
Knowledge expansion:
Tea, also known as tea, is a kind of drink originated in China, which is made from the tender leaves of tea trees. Tea has a long history and cultural heritage in China, and is known as "the national drink of China".
There are many kinds of tea, mainly divided into green tea, black tea, white tea, black tea, oolong tea and so on. Each kind of tea has its own unique flavor and characteristics, which are different due to different processing techniques.
The process of making tea mainly includes the following steps:
1. Picking: Tea picking is a key step, usually with young leaves as the main part to ensure the quality of tea.
2. Withering: After picking, the tea leaves should wither for a certain period of time to make the tea leaves soft and convenient for subsequent treatment.
3. Deactivation: Through high temperature treatment, the internal oxidation of tea leaves is stopped, and the color and taste of tea leaves are preserved.
4. Kneading: After the tea leaves are kneaded, the tea juice can better penetrate into the cells of the tea leaves and increase the aroma of the tea leaves.
5. Fermentation: Some tea leaves need to undergo a certain degree of fermentation, which will affect the color and taste of tea leaves.
6. Drying: the tea leaves are dried to reduce the moisture content of the tea leaves and prevent the tea leaves from becoming moldy.
7. Classified packaging: After tea is processed, it will be classified and packaged for people to buy and drink.