About
The character 咖 is a modern phono-semantic compound created to transcribe foreign loanwords. Its left side contains the semantic mouth radical 口, a common component for characters representing sounds or foreign terms. The right side features the component 加, which provides the phonetic value. 咖 is primarily recognized as the first character in the word for coffee, phonetically approximating the beverage's name as it entered Chinese through cultural exchange.
Example Sentences Hide
我喜欢喝咖啡。
咖啡的味道很香。
咖喱饭很好吃。
我买了咖啡和咖喱。
他的咖位在上升。
早上喝咖啡可以提神。
这种咖啡豆来自巴西。
如果你不喜欢咖喱，可以试试别的。