椰 yē
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 耶 used in transliterations
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
椰子
yēzi
coconut
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 在热带岛屿上，椰子不仅是饮料来源，也常被加工成油和糖。 Zài rèdài dǎoyǔ shàng, yēzi bùjǐn shì yǐnliào láiyuán, yě cháng bèi jiāgōng chéng yóu hé táng. On tropical islands, coconuts are not only a source of drink but are also often processed into oil and sugar.
- 妈妈买了一个椰子，切开给孩子们尝尝新鲜的味道。 Māma mǎile yīgè yēzi, qiēkāi gěi háizimen chángchang xīnxiān de wèidào. Mom bought a coconut and cut it open so the children could taste its fresh flavor.
- 商店里摆着许多椰子糖，都是用椰子做的。 Shāngdiàn lǐ bǎizhe xǔduō yēzi táng, dōu shì yòng yēzi zuò de. The shop displays many coconut candies, all made from coconuts.