椰

yē
木 + 耶

Definitions

yē (noun) coconut palm

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 耶 represents the sound.

Semantic: 木 Phonetic: 耶

About

椰 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 木 (mù) 'tree' on the left marks it as a woody plant or tree, while 耶 (yē) on the right gives the pronunciation. It is used exclusively for the coconut palm and its large, edible fruit, a tropical species of considerable agricultural and culinary value. It lacks any abstract or extended meanings, functioning solely as the standard identifier for coconuts and coconut-derived products in both everyday speech and scientific classification.

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢喝椰奶。

Wǒ xǐhuān hē yēnǎi.

I like drinking coconut milk.

我买了一个椰子。

Wǒ mǎile yīgè yēzi.

I bought a coconut.

海边有椰子树。

Hǎibiān yǒu yēzishù.

There are coconut trees by the sea.

他用椰子做了蛋糕。

Tā yòng yēzi zuòle dàngāo.

He made a cake with coconut.

椰奶的味道很香甜。

Yēnǎi de wèidào hěn xiāngtián.

Coconut milk tastes sweet and fragrant.

在热带地区，椰子树很常见。

Zài rèdài dìqū, yēzishù hěn chángjiàn.

In tropical regions, coconut trees are very common.

我们喝了椰汁，还吃了椰肉。

Wǒmen hēle yēzhī, hái chīle yēròu.

We drank coconut water and ate coconut meat.

椰子产品的种类越来越多。

Yēzi chǎnpǐn de zhǒnglèi yuè lái yuè duō.

The varieties of coconut products are increasing.

Related Characters

Component: 木

样 机 相 果 权 格 术 根 极 林 集 查 李 标

Component: 耶

揶 倻 爺

Example Words

椰子 椰奶 椰子汁 椰林 椰汁 椰菜 椰蓉 花椰菜 椰果 椰枣 椰壳 椰油 椰浆 椰丝 海底椰