咖
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(bound form) coffee; café (abbr. for 咖啡[ka1 fei1]); (Tw) (bound form) type of person (esp. in entertainment contexts) (loanword from "cast") (as in 大咖[da4 ka1] and 怪咖[guai4 ka1])
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How 咖 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 加 (phonetic, jiā)
How to remember it
coffee (first drop) · Heisig RSH #2991
口 mouth + 加 add
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 加
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 加 (jiā) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加 sound component | jiā | to add to, to increase, to augment |
| 架 | jià | frame, rack, stand; to prop up |
| 驾 | jià | to drive, to ride, to sail; carriage, cart |
| 嘉 | jiā | excellent; joyful; auspicious |
| 伽 | jiā | temple; used to transliterations |
| 茄 | qié | eggplant |
| 迦 | jiā | used in transliterations |
| 痂 | jiā | scab |
| 枷 | jiā | the stocks, a cangue scaffold |
| 瘸 | qué | lameness; paralysis of the hands or legs |
| 跏 | jiā | to squat, to sit cross-legged |
| 袈 | jiā | Buddhist cassock |
| 笳 | jiā | reed whistle |
Words containing 咖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大咖 | dà kā | (coll.) major figure; celebrity; big shot |
| 卡布其诺咖啡 | kǎ bù qí nuò kā fēi | cappuccino coffee |
| 网咖 | wǎng kā | Internet café |
| 咖位 | kā wèi | (coll.) prestige; level of prominence (esp. in the entertainment industry, from 大咖[da4 ka1… |
| 美式咖啡 | Měi shì kā fēi | caffè americano |
| 无咖啡因 | wú kā fēi yīn | decaffeinated; decaf |
| 摩卡咖啡 | mó kǎ kā fēi | mocha coffee |
| 咖啡馆儿 | kā fēi guǎn r | erhua form of 咖啡館|咖啡馆[ka1 fei1 guan3] |
| 脱咖啡因 | tuō kā fēi yīn | decaffeinated; decaf; see also 無咖啡因|无咖啡因[wu2 ka1 fei1 yin1] |
| 咖啡机 | kā fēi jī | coffee machine; coffee maker |
| 拿铁咖啡 | ná tiě kā fēi | caffè latte |
| 咖啡色 | kā fēi sè | coffee color; brown |
| 黑咖啡 | hēi kā fēi | black coffee |
| 怪咖 | guài kā | (Tw) (slang) oddball; eccentric person; weirdo |
| 跑咖 | pǎo kā | (Tw) (neologism) to go to a coffee shop |
| 猫咖 | māo kā | cat café |
| 咖啡师 | kā fēi shī | barista |
| 玩咖 | wán kā | (slang) player; playboy; party guy |
| 冰咖啡 | bīng kā fēi | iced coffee |
| 咖啡豆 | kā fēi dòu | coffee beans |