Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

coffee

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “fei” becomes a different word in each tone. 啡 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 咖啡kā fēi(loanword) coffee
  • 吗啡mǎ fēimorphine (loanword)
  • 啡厅fēi tīngsee 咖啡厅
  • 脑内啡nǎo nèi fēiendorphin
  • 内啡素nèi fēi sùendorphin

Example Sentence

早上喝一杯咖啡能让人精神起来。Zǎo shang hē yì bēi kā fēi néng ràng rén jīng shén qǐ lái.A cup of coffee in the morning can perk one up.

早上Zǎo shangearly morningto drinkonebēicup咖啡kā fēi(loanword) coffeenéngcanràngto let人精rén jīngsophisticateshénGod起来qǐ láito stand up