啡 (fēi) is a Chinese character meaning “used in transliterations, mainly in 咖啡 (coffee)”. It is written from 口 (mouth) and 非 (not; non-), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
口 + 非
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形构形分析（笔画数据核验：⿰口非，3+8=11 画）；只描述今形，不追溯古字来源
Memory aid
A mouth (口) beside 非 fēi, which lends its sound. 啡 is a mouth-sound character: say fēi — the second half of 咖啡, coffee.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 咖啡kā fēicoffee啡 = fēiHSK 3
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All readings
the fēi in coffee (咖啡)
used in transliterations, mainly in 咖啡 (coffee)
音译用字，主要用于「咖啡」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 咖啡kā fēicoffee啡 = fēiHSK 3
Sound component
非 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 啡 mean?
啡 (fēi) means used in transliterations, mainly in 咖啡 (coffee).
How do you pronounce 啡?
It is pronounced fēi.
What parts is 啡 made of?
口 (mouth) and 非 (not; non-), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形构形分析（笔画数据核验：⿰口非，3+8=11 画）；只描述今形，不追溯古字来源. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 啡 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 啡?
口. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 啡?
Common ones are 咖啡. The reading of 啡 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.