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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
啡 character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
啡 ＝ 口 ＋ 非
ㄈㄟ · fēi
noun — used to write 咖啡, coffee

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義a mouth — marks the char as a sound to say
非聲fēi — gives the sound exactlythe word "not, wrong"
A mouth (口) marks this as a syllable to say. 非 fēi lends the sound straight, no shift. It exists for one word, 咖啡 — coffee, brought in by its sound.
意 · Meanings
(假借)咖啡— coffee — a borrowed sound常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
非fēithe phonetic — 非 alone means "not, wrong"; 啡 sets a mouth 口 beside it for a borrowed sound