About
The character 啡 is a phono-semantic compound created for phonetic transcription. It combines the semantic radical 口 (kǒu, mouth) with the phonetic component 非 (fēi). The mouth radical typically denotes sounds, eating, or transliteration, while 非 provides the sound. This character is used almost exclusively in loanword compounds, most notably 咖啡 (kāfēi, coffee) and 吗啡 (mǎfēi, morphine), where its role is to represent a foreign phonetic element.
Example Sentences Hide
我喜欢喝咖啡。
这杯咖啡很热。
他每天喝咖啡。
咖啡店在哪里？
我买了一杯咖啡。
咖啡有助于提神。
这种咖啡味道不错。
咖啡馆里弥漫着咖啡香。