啡 fēi — coffee
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.
Common words: 咖啡 (kā fēi)、吗啡 (mǎ fēi)、啡厅 (fēi tīng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "coffee"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "coffee", including 啡 (fēi), 咖 (kā). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "coffee" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 啡 (fēi), 咖 (kā) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fēi, kā — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 啡 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 啡 fēicoffeeUseful words: 咖啡, 吗啡
- 咖 kācoffeeUseful words: 咖啡, 大咖
Common words for these 2 "coffee" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 啡 (fēi) — so "coffee" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "coffee".
咖 kā — coffee
这家咖啡馆的环境十分安静。Zhè jiā kā fēi guǎn de huán jìng shí fēn ān jìng.This cafe has a very quiet environment.
Common words: 咖啡 (kā fēi)、大咖 (dà kā)、咖位 (kā wèi)
All 2 characters
Open 啡、咖 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.