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咖 (kā / gā): Used in 咖啡 (coffee) and 大咖 (big shot) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 咖

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How to write 咖 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

咖has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

kā
used in 咖啡 (coffee) and 大咖 (big shot)
morph.
gā
used in 咖喱 (curry)
morph.
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 咖

咖 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
咖
口kǒu · mouth
加jiā · add
咖=
5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 咖

咖 handwriting practice worksheet preview
6.

How to Use 咖

Coffee words

Read 咖 as kā in coffee-related words such as 咖啡, 咖啡店, and 咖啡馆.

咖啡 • kā fēi • coffee • HSK 2
HSK 2
7.

Example Sentences

jīn今
wǎn晚
wǒ我
men们
chī吃
gā咖
lí

Information

Pinyinkā / gā
Meaningused in 咖啡 (coffee) and 大咖 (big shot)
Strokes8
Radical口
Traditional咖
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#263
Zhuyinㄎㄚ
UnicodeU+5496
CangjieKROMR
口kǒu · mouth
+加jiā · add
kā咖
fēi啡

coffee

咖啡店 • kā fēi diàn • coffee shop
kā咖
fēi啡
diàn店

coffee shop

咖啡馆 • kā fēi guǎn • café
kā咖
fēi啡
guǎn馆

café

Curry words

Read 咖 as gā in curry-related words such as 咖喱.

咖喱 • gā lí • curry
gā咖
lí喱

curry

喱
fàn饭
。

We are having curry rice tonight.

tā他
shì是
yú娱
lè乐
quān圈
de的
dà大
kā咖
。

He is a big shot in the entertainment industry.

Tā她
yòng用
xīn新
mǎi买
de的
kā咖
fēi啡
hú壶
zhǔ煮
le了
yī一
hú壶
xiāng香
nóng浓
de的
kā咖
fēi啡
。

She used the newly bought coffee pot to brew a pot of rich coffee.

wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
hē喝
yì一
bēi杯
kā咖
fēi啡
。

I drink a cup of coffee every morning.

Zhè这
jiā家
kā咖
fēi啡
wū屋
de的
kā咖
fēi啡
hěn很
hǎo好
hē喝
。

The coffee at this coffee house is very good.

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Characters pronounced "ka".

  • 嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent
  • 噶gáused in transliterations
  • 尬gàawkward, embarrassed, uncomfortable
  • 喀kāvomit; used in transliterations
  • 卡kǎto block; to be stuck; a clip or fastener
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "口".

  • 嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
  • 喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
  • 喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
  • 嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
  • 咯gēfinal particle
  • 嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent
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