Chawan

Chawan
Chawan with hare's fur glaze in mottled black, Jian ware, from Jianyang in Song China
Chinese name
Chinese茶碗
Literal meaningtea 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 meaningtea cup
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyincházhăn
Wade–Gilesch'a2chan3
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabettrà oản
Chữ Hán茶碗
Korean name
Hangul찻사발; 다완
Hanja(none); 茶碗
Literal meaningtea bowl
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationchatsabal; dawan
McCune–Reischauerch'assabal; 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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