tea; tea leaves; CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]
茶 · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound.
叶 · 5 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 十 represents the sound. Originally a variant of 協 (cooperate). Later used as the simplified form of the phonetically similar character 葉 (leaf).