Chawan

Chawan
Chawan with hare's fur glaze in mottled black, Jian ware, from Jianyang in Song China
Chinese name
Chinese	茶碗
Literal meaning	"tea bowl"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin cháwǎn 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 Pinyin cházhăn Wade–Giles ch'a2chan3
Korean name
Hangul	찻사발, 다완
Hanja	n/a, 茶碗
Literal meaning	"tea bowl"
Transcriptions Revised Romanization chat-sabal, dawan McCune–Reischauer ch'a-sabal, tawan
Japanese name
Kanji	茶碗
Kana	ちゃわん
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn chawan

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. The choice of their use can range from preparing tea to a formal garment for the head.