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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yē | ye1
English translation
palm tree, coconut tree

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

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tree

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木耶

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Lián 椰子树 dōu 似乎 sìhū biē 头昏脑胀 tóu hūn nǎo zhàng ,巴望 bā wàng 能舒上一口 yī kǒu .

Even the coconut trees seemed swollen and expectant.

zhēng zhāo 湖面,透过 tòu guò 几株稀疏 xī shū de 椰子树,眺望 tiào wàng zhāo 西 háo de 船帆 chuán fān .

He was looking across the lagoon to where the Nuhiva's sails showed through the sparse coconuts.

椰子 yē zi 提供 tígōng 肉类 ròu lèi ”, 饮料 yǐnliào 油脂 yóu zhī 肥皂 féizào zuò diào () de 纤维 xiānwéi .

Coconuts provide " meat ", drink, oil, soap and fiber for fishing line.

花椰菜 huā yē cài bāi Chéng 一块块小花,然后 ránhòu 仔细 zǐxì de 它们 tā men 干净 gānjìng .

Divide the broccoli into florets and wash them thoroughly.

日落 rì luò shí 开斋 kāi zhāi àn 传统 chuántǒng huì chī 椰枣喝水

The fast is broken at sunset, traditionally with dates and water.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
椰子 yē zi coconut椰子 yē zi
coconut palm
花椰菜 huā yē cài cauliflower花椰菜 huā yē cài
椰汁 yē zhī coconut water椰汁 yē zhī
椰林 yē lín coconut grove椰林 yē lín
椰菜 yē cài cabbage椰菜 yē cài
椰蓉 yé róng desiccated coconut椰蓉 yé róng
椰油 yē yóu palm oil椰油 yē yóu
椰子汁 yē zi zhī coconut water椰子汁 yē zi zhī
海椰子 hǎi yē zi coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)海椰子 hǎi yē zi

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