啡
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(used in loanwords for its phonetic value)
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 啡
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内啡素 | endorphin | |
| 脑内啡 | endorphin | |
| 卡布其诺咖啡 | cappuccino coffee | |
| 美式咖啡 | caffè americano | |
| 无咖啡因 | decaffeinated; decaf | |
| 摩卡咖啡 | mocha coffee | |
| 咖啡馆儿 | erhua form of 咖啡館|咖啡馆[ka1 fei1 guan3] | |
| 脱咖啡因 | decaffeinated; decaf; see also 無咖啡因|无咖啡因[wu2 ka1 fei1 yin1] | |
| 咖啡机 | coffee machine; coffee maker | |
| 拿铁咖啡 | caffè latte | |
| 咖啡色 | coffee color; brown | |
| 黑咖啡 | black coffee | |
| 咖啡师 | barista | |
| 冰咖啡 | iced coffee | |
| 咖啡豆 | coffee beans | |
| 咖啡室 | coffee shop | |
| 咖啡因 | caffeine (loanword) | |
| 咖啡店 | café; coffee shop | |
| 咖啡馆 | café; coffee shop; CL:家[jia1] | |
| 速溶咖啡 | instant coffee |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 非 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非 sound part | not, negative, non-; to oppose | |
| 排 | row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove | |
| 悲 | sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry | |
| 菲 | fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines | |
| 辈 | generation, lifetime; contemporary | |
| 匪 | bandits, robbers, gangsters | |
| 斐 | graceful, elegant, beautiful | |
| 腓 | leg, calf; to wither, to decay | |
| 蜚 | cockroach | |
| 翡 | kingfisher; jade, emerald | |
| 俳 | actor; vaudeville show; insincere | |
| 鲱 | herring | |
| 扉 | door panel | |
| 痱 | heat rash; prickly heat; ulcers | |
| 绯 | crimson, scarlet; purple | |
| 诽 | to condemn, to slander, to vilify | |
| 裴 | flowing gown; surname | |
| 悱 | overcome with emotion; at a loss for words | |
| 霏 | rainfall, snowfall |