液 yè
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 夜 night, dark
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
液体
yètǐ
liquid
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这种透明液体看起来像水，但不能直接饮用。 Zhè zhǒng tòumíng yètǐ kàn qǐlai xiàng shuǐ, dàn bù néng zhíjiē yǐnyòng. This transparent liquid looks like water, but it cannot be drunk directly.
- 把热的液体倒进杯子里时要小心。 Bǎ rè de yètǐ dào jìn bēizi lǐ shí yào xiǎoxīn. Be careful when pouring hot liquid into a cup.
- 水、油和牛奶都是液体，不是固体。 Shuǐ, yóu hé niúnǎi dōu shì yètǐ, bú shì gùtǐ. Water, oil and milk are all liquids, not solids.
Related words
- 血液 xuèyè blood
- 输液 shūyè to receive an intravenous infusion; to give an IV drip
- 唾液 tuòyè saliva
- 液晶 yèjīng liquid crystal; LCD
- 身体 shēntǐ body; health
- 全体 quántǐ all; everyone present
- 体育 tǐyù sports
- 体育场 tǐyùchǎng stadium
- 体育馆 tǐyùguǎn gymnasium; sports hall
- 集体 jítǐ group
- 具体 jùtǐ specific; concrete
- 媒体 méitǐ media