啡 (fēi) - A transliteration character used primarily in the word & also appears in 'morphine' and other foreign loanwords.

啡Tone 1

fēi ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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啡 · fēi

A transliteration character used primarily in the word 'coffee';

also appears in 'morphine' and other foreign loanwords.

A transliteration character used primarily in the wordalso appears in 'morphine' and other foreign loanwords.

Usage highlights

coffeemorphinecaffeinecafécoffee tablecoffee bean
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I drink coffee every morning (咖啡).
  • The patient was given morphine for pain (吗啡).
  • Caffeine is a stimulant found in coffee (咖啡因).
  • This café serves excellent coffee (咖啡馆).

Collocations

  • coffee(咖啡)
  • morphine(吗啡)
  • caffeine(咖啡因)
  • café(咖啡馆)
  • coffee table(咖啡桌)
  • coffee bean(咖啡豆)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms exist for this character as it is primarily used in loanwords

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 啡 is a modern character created specifically for transliterating foreign words, particularly from English.
  • The character gained prominence in Chinese with the introduction and popularization of coffee culture.
  • It is almost exclusively used in compound words and rarely appears alone.

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