荼
túshūchá

bitter vegetable

Senses

荼 tú bitter vegetable

(bound form) a bitter edible plant such as the common sowthistle; a symbol of bitterness or hardship

荼 tú 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 rú​huǒ​rú​tú

荼 shū jade tablet

(literary) an auspicious jade tablet held by feudal lords when being received by the emperor

荼 chá tea

(archaic) an ancient name for the tea plant

荼 tú to maltreat

(literary) to cause suffering to; to poison the lives of people

荼 shū leisurely

(literary) relaxed or unhurried

References

see 荼/荼 → 荼毒/荼毒
same_as 荼/荼 → 茶/茶
same_as 荼/荼 → 舒/舒