椰
(bound form) coconut palm; Taiwan pr. [ye2]
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,168 U+6930
How 椰 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 耶 (phonetic, yē)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 耶
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 耶 (yē) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耶 sound component | 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 |
Words containing 椰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |