咖啡
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 2
咖啡 (kāfēi) · coffee
咖啡 (kāfēi) means “coffee”. It is written with 2 characters: 咖 (coffee) + 啡 (coffee). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 咖啡 is built
The characters
咖 kā · coffee
What 咖 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 加jiā — to add to
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — power
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 加 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
啡 fēi · coffee
What 啡 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 非fēi — not
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 非 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我每天早上喝咖啡。Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshàng hē kāfēi.I drink coffee every morning.
你要咖啡还是茶？Nǐ yào kāfēi háishì chá?Would you like coffee or tea?
Questions about 咖啡
What does 咖啡 mean?
咖啡 (kāfēi) means “coffee”.
How do you pronounce 咖啡?
咖啡 is pronounced kāfēi.
Which HSK level is 咖啡?
咖啡 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Learn 咖啡 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.