啡

fēi
口 + 非

Definitions

fēi (particle) (phonetic component in loanwords, especially 咖啡 kāfēi 'coffee')

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 非

About

啡 is a relatively recent phonosemantic compound created for transcribing foreign loanwords. It combines the semantic component 口 (mouth), which often marks characters related to sounds, eating, or transliteration, with the phonetic component 非 (fēi, 'wrong, non-'). The character appears almost exclusively in the compounds 咖啡 (kāfēi, 'coffee') and 吗啡 (mǎfēi, 'morphine').

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢喝咖啡。

Wǒ xǐhuān hē kāfēi.

I like to drink coffee.

这杯咖啡很热。

Zhè bēi kāfēi hěn rè.

This cup of coffee is hot.

他每天喝咖啡。

Tā měitiān hē kāfēi.

He drinks coffee every day.

咖啡店在哪里？

Kāfēi diàn zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the coffee shop?

我买了一杯咖啡。

Wǒ mǎile yī bēi kāfēi.

I bought a cup of coffee.

咖啡有助于提神。

Kāfēi yǒu zhùyú tíshén.

Coffee helps to refresh.

这种咖啡味道不错。

Zhè zhǒng kāfēi wèidào bùcuò.

This type of coffee tastes good.

咖啡馆里弥漫着咖啡香。

Kāfēi guǎn lǐ mímàn zhe kāfēi xiāng.

The café is filled with the aroma of coffee.

Related Characters

Component: 口

中 和 可 后 如 同 只 知 高 问 向 或 加 合

Component: 非

非 排 罪 靠 悲 菲 辈 匪 斐 靡 徘 裴 诽 腓

Example Words

咖啡 咖啡店 咖啡厅 内啡肽 冰咖啡 咖啡因 咖啡壶 咖啡室 咖啡屋 咖啡师 咖啡机 咖啡色 咖啡豆 咖啡馆 吗啡 摩卡咖啡