液
(bound form) a liquid; also pr. [yi4]
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Dict coverage rank #887 U+6DB2
How 液 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 夜 (phonetic, yè)
How to remember it
liquid · Heisig RSH #873
水 water + 夜 night
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夜
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夜 (yè) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夜 sound component | yè | night, dark; under cover of night |
| 掖 | yè | to tuck, to fold; to support |
| 腋 | yè | armpit |
Words containing 液
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 液化石油气 | yè huà shí yóu qì | liquefied petroleum gas |
| 波尔多液 | Bō ěr duō yè | Bordeaux mixture |
| 液化气 | yè huà qì | liquid gas; bottled gas (fuel) |
| 眼线液 | yǎn xiàn yè | eyeliner (cosmetics) |
| 电解液 | diàn jiě yè | electrolyte solution |
| 液压传动 | yè yā chuán dòng | hydraulic drive; hydraulic transmission |
| 血液病 | xuè yè bìng | disease of the blood |
| 酒精洗手液 | jiǔ jīng xǐ shǒu yè | alcohol-based hand sanitizer |
| 口服液 | kǒu fú yè | (pharmacology) oral liquid |
| 液化 | yè huà | to liquefy |
| 液体 | yè tǐ | liquid |
| 体液 | tǐ yè | bodily fluid |
| 液面 | yè miàn | surface (of a body of liquid) |
| 液力 | yè lì | hydraulic power; (attributive) hydraulic |
| 消毒洗手液 | xiāo dú xǐ shǒu yè | hand sanitizer |
| 消化液 | xiāo huà yè | digestive fluid |
| 液态水 | yè tài shuǐ | liquid water (as opposed to steam or ice) |
| 液流 | yè liú | stream; flow of liquid |
| 导液管 | dǎo yè guǎn | (medicine) catheter |
| 洗手液 | xǐ shǒu yè | liquid hand soap |