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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 咖啡因

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
咖啡因 kā fēi yīn - caffeine (loanword)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 8,614 28,273 16,921

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
咖 gā- used in 咖喱[ga1li2]
咖 kā- coffee
- class
- grade
啡 fēi- (used in loanwords for its phonetic value)
因 yīn- cause
- reason
- because
因 yīn- old variant of 因[yin1]

Other Words Containing 咖啡因

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
咖啡因 - - 8,614 28,273 16,921