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椰

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(bound form) coconut palm; Taiwan pr. [ye2]

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Strokes
12
Radical
木 +9
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
椰
Common rank
#2,168
Unicode
U+6930

Formation & memory

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How 椰 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “tree” + 耶 sound ( yē )

Components 木 耶

Words with 椰

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WordPinyinMeaning
青花椰菜 qīng huā yē cài broccoli
绿花椰菜 lǜ huā yē cài broccoli
海椰子 hǎi yē zi coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)
椰菜花 yē cài huā cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
花椰菜 huā yē cài cauliflower
海底椰 hǎi dǐ yē coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)
椰子猫 yē zi māo Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called toddy cat
椰林飘香 yē lín piāo xiāng piña colada
椰子 yē zi a coconut palm; a coconut
水椰 shuǐ yē nipa palm (Nypa fruticans)
椰林 yē lín coconut grove
椰壳纤维 yē ké xiān wéi coconut fiber; coir
椰油 yē yóu coconut oil
椰青 yē qīng young coconut; green coconut
椰菜 yē cài cabbage; broccoli; cauliflower
椰果 yē guǒ nata de coco (a chewy jelly made from fermented coconut water)
椰子汁 yē zi zhī coconut water
椰丝 yē sī shredded coconut
椰子蟹 yē zi xiè coconut crab (Birgus latro)
椰皇 yē huáng brown coconut; mature coconut

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 耶 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
耶 sound part yē used in transliterations
爷 yé grandfather, old man
倻 yē used to transliterate Korean place names
揶 yé to ridicule, to poke fun at