啡

fēi

(used in loanwords for its phonetic value)

mouth (口) + sound fēi (非) = the fēi in coffee

非 gives the sound fēi; 口 signals that this character is used in spoken, mouth-based loanwords. You will mostly see 啡 in 咖啡 (kāfēi), meaning coffee.

口+非→啡
口MouthSemantic
非NotPhonetic

他每天早上都要喝一杯咖啡。

tā měi tiān zǎo shang dōu yào hē yī bēi kā fēi。

He drinks a cup of coffee every morning.

这家店的咖啡味道很好,我很喜欢。

zhè jiā diàn de kā fēi wèi dào hěn hǎo,wǒ hěn xǐ huān。

The coffee at this shop tastes very good; I like it a lot.

Words with 啡

咖啡豆

kā fēi dòu

coffee beans

咖啡

kā fēi

(loanword) coffee

速溶咖啡

sù róng kā fēi

instant coffee

黑咖啡

hēi kā fēi

black coffee

内啡素

nèi fēi sù

endorphin

内啡肽

nèi fēi tài

endorphin

冰咖啡

bīng kā fēi

iced coffee

冷萃咖啡

lěng cuì kā fēi

cold brew coffee

卡布其诺咖啡

kǎ bù qí nuò kā fēi

cappuccino coffee

即溶咖啡

jí róng kā fēi

instant coffee

咖啡伴侣

kā fēi bàn lǚ

Coffee-mate (non-dairy creamer manufactured by Nestlé)

咖啡因

kā fēi yīn

caffeine (loanword)

More characters with 口

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