| 美 |
Měi shì kā fēi | caffè americano |
| 美 |
Měi | (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国) |
| 美 |
měi | beautiful / very satisfactory; good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself |
| 美 |
Měi shì | American-style |
| 式 |
shì | type / form / pattern / style |
| 咖 |
gā | used in 咖喱 |
| 咖 |
kā | coffee / class / grade |
| 咖 |
kā fēi | (loanword) coffee / CL:杯 |
| 啡 |
fēi | (used in loanwords for its phonetic value) |