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咖

kā
noun #15,186

Meanings

  1. 1 (phonetic) used in loanwords
  2. 2 (component of 咖啡 coffee)

Examples

我想喝一杯咖啡。
Wǒ xiǎng hē yī bēi kāfēi.
I want to drink a cup of coffee.
咖啡厅在二楼。
Kāfēitīng zài èr lóu.
The cafe is on the second floor.

Tips

usage
咖 only appears in loanwords: 咖啡 (kāfēi, coffee) and 咖喱 (kālí, curry). It has no independent meaning — the 口 radical indicates it is a phonetic character representing a foreign sound.

Stroke Order

咖 kā