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咖

kā

HSK 2 Character

What 咖 means

1. bound formcoffee; café (abbr. for {咖啡|kā fēi})
2. Taiwanbound formtype of person (esp. in entertainment contexts) (loanword from "cast") (as in {大咖|dà kā} and {怪咖|guài kā})

Other readings

咖 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• gāused in {咖喱|gā lí}

Example sentences

• 咖啡吗？
  Coffee?
• 咖啡不好。
  The coffee is bad.
• 我爱咖啡。
  I love coffee.
• 咖啡好了。
  Coffee is ready.
• 咖啡很烫。
  The coffee is very hot.
• 喝点咖啡吗？
  Will you have some coffee?

Words starting with 咖

• 咖啡kā fēi(loanword) coffee
• 咖啡馆kā fēi guǎncafé; coffee shop
• 咖啡厅kā fēi tīngcoffee shop
• 咖啡屋kā fēi wūcoffee house; café
• 咖啡店kā fēi diàncafé; coffee shop
• 咖喱gā lí(loanword) curry
• 咖啡色kā fēi sècoffee color; brown
• 咖啡豆kā fēi dòucoffee beans
• 咖啡因kā fēi yīncaffeine (loanword)
• 咖啡壶kā fēi húcoffee pot; coffee maker
• 咖位kā wèi(colloquial) prestige; level of prominence (esp. in the entertainment industry, from 大咖
• 咖啡室kā fēi shìcoffee shop
• 咖啡师kā fēi shībarista
• 咖啡机kā fēi jīcoffee machine; coffee maker
• 咖啡馆儿kā fēi guǎn rerhua form of 咖啡馆
• 咖逼kā bī(colloquial) coffee (loanword) (Tw)
• 咖啡伴侣Kā fēi Bàn lǚCoffee-mate (non-dairy creamer manufactured by Nestlé)
• 咖哩kā lǐ(Taiwan; loanword) curry; colloquial pr. gā lǐ or gā lí
• 咖喱粉gā lí fěncurry powder

Words containing 咖

• 大咖dà kā(colloquial) major figure; celebrity; big shot
• 玩咖wán kā(slang) player; playboy; party guy
• 网咖wǎng kāInternet café
• 冰咖啡bīng kā fēiiced coffee
• 黑咖啡hēi kā fēiblack coffee
• 拿铁咖啡ná tiě kā fēicaffè latte
• 摩卡咖啡mó kǎ kā fēimocha coffee
• 无咖啡因wú kā fēi yīndecaffeinated; decaf
• 瑞幸咖啡Ruì xìng Kā fēiLuckin Coffee, chain of coffee shops founded in Beijing in 2017
• 美式咖啡Měi shì kā fēicaffè americano
• 脱咖啡因tuō kā fēi yīndecaffeinated; decaf; see also 无咖啡因
• 跑咖pǎo kā(Taiwan; neologism) to go to a coffee shop
• 怪咖guài kā(Taiwan; slang) oddball; eccentric person; weirdo
• 卡布其诺咖啡kǎ bù qí nuò kā fēicappuccino coffee
• 猫咖māo kācat café
• 浓缩咖啡nóng suō kā fēiespresso
• 即溶咖啡jí róng kā fēiinstant coffee
• 速溶咖啡sù róng kā fēiinstant coffee
• 猫屎咖啡māo shǐ kā fēi"kopi luwak" or civet coffee, made from coffee beans plucked from Asian palm civet's feces
• 冷萃咖啡lěng cuì kā fēicold brew coffee
• A咖A kā(colloquial) A-list; top-tier

Characters that look like 咖

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 恤xùanxiety; sympathy; to sympathize
• 枷jiācangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
• 珈jiāgamma; jewelry

Sounds the same

Read kā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 喀(onomatopoeia) sound of coughing or vomiting