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Chinese symbol for “espresso”

浓缩咖啡
nóng suō kā fēi
Traditional: 濃縮咖啡
espresso

The closest CC-CEDICT match for espresso is 浓缩咖啡 (nóng suō kā fēi), defined as: espresso.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

浓 nóng
concentrated, dense, strong, thick
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
缩 suō
to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
radical 120 ⽷ · 14 strokes
咖 kā
coffee; used in transliterations
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes
啡 fēi
coffee; morphine
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 浓缩咖啡.

WordPinyinMeaning
浓度 (濃度)nóng dùconcentration (percentage of dissolved material in a solution); consistency
浓厚 (濃厚)nóng hòudense; thick (fog, clouds etc)
浓缩 (濃縮)nóng suōto concentrate; to condense; (nuclear energy) to enrich
浓郁 (濃郁)nóng yùrich; strong
浓烟 (濃煙)nóng yānthick smoke
浓重 (濃重)nóng zhòngdense; thick
缩短 (縮短)suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail
缩小 (縮小)suō xiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink
咖啡kā fēi(loanword) coffee; measure word: 杯 (bēi)
咖啡馆 (咖啡館)kā fēi guǎncafé; coffee shop; measure word: 家 (jiā)

See also: Japanese symbol for “espresso”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.