椰子 (yē zi) — coconut (the fruit); coconut palm | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

coconut (the fruit)coconut palm

Measure word · 个

Examples

椰子，。
Wǒ xǐ huan hē yē zi shuǐ, hěn jiě kě.
I like drinking coconut water; it's very thirst-quenching.
椰子。
Zhè kē yē zi yǐ jīng yǒu èr shí nián le.
This coconut palm is already twenty years old.
椰子，。
Chāo shì xīn dào le yì pī yē zi, hěn xīn xiān.
The supermarket just got a new batch of coconuts; they're very fresh.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

椰yēcoconut

子zǐsuffix

椰 names the coconut, and 子 completes the everyday word for the fruit or palm.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木耶椰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

耶

耶yē椰yē

Same sound today

椰 has 木 on the left, showing a tree, and 耶 on the right, giving the yē sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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