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8 strokes
Character #925 · The First 1000

kā

(phonetic)

used in 咖啡 (coffee) and 咖喱 (curry)

Strokes
8
Both scripts
咖
Poster cell
A34
简 = 繁Same in simplified and traditional
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • kāfēi coffee
  • gālí curry
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 咖

Write 咖 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, kā, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell A34 · 28 × 36 grid

咖 is #925 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 咖 mean in English?
咖 (kā) means "(phonetic)": used in 咖啡 (coffee) and 咖喱 (curry).
How do you pronounce 咖?
咖 is pronounced kā in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄎㄚ.
How many strokes does 咖 have?
咖 has 8 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 咖 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 咖 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 咖?
Common words that use 咖 include 咖啡 (kāfēi, coffee), 咖喱 (gālí, curry).
How common is 咖?
咖 is number 925 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell A34 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.