椰子油 (yē zǐ yóu) — coconut oil | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

coconut oil

Examples

椰子油。
Wǒ yòng yē zǐ yóu chǎo cài.
I use coconut oil to stir-fry vegetables.
椰子油。
Tā měi tiān yòng yē zǐ yóu cā liǎn.
She uses coconut oil on her face every day.
椰子油。
yē zǐ yóu Duì tóu fa hěn hǎo.
Coconut oil is very good for hair.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

椰子coconut fruit

椰yēcoconut子zǐfruit

偏正Modifier + head

椰 points to the coconut plant, 子 to its fruit, and 油 to oil, giving coconut oil.

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.

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

氵由油

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

由

由yóu油yóu

Same sound today

油 is built from 氵, a water part, and 由, which supplies the sound.

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