Senses
荼 bitter vegetable
(bound form) a bitter edible plant such as the common sowthistle; a symbol of bitterness or hardship
荼 flowering grass
(bound form) white flowers of reeds or cogon grass, often used to describe things in great profusion as in the idiom 如火如荼
荼 jade tablet
(literary) an auspicious jade tablet held by feudal lords when being received by the emperor
荼 tea
(archaic) an ancient name for the tea plant
荼 to maltreat
(literary) to cause suffering to; to poison the lives of people
荼 leisurely
(literary) relaxed or unhurried