Most chawans are wan gata (bowl form), but there are also tsutsu gata (cylindrical from), hira gata (flat form), wa gata or tama gata (round shape), hanzutsu (semi-cylindrical), hazori (upswept rim), kutsugata (shoe-shaped) etc.
茶碗の形状は、碗形のものが多いが、筒形や平形、輪形（玉形）、半筒、端反、沓形などがある。