椰 (yē): (bound form) coconut palm
椰 (yē) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) coconut palm.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 耶 (phonetic). It ranks #2978 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 椰 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- (bound form) coconut palm
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 椰子noun | yē zi | a coconut palm |
| 花椰菜noun | huā yē cài | cauliflower |
| 椰林 | yē lín | coconut grove |
| 椰汁noun | yē zhī | coconut water |
| 椰子汁noun | yē zi zhī | coconut water |
| 椰蓉 | yē róng | desiccated coconut |
| 椰油noun | yē yóu | coconut oil |
| 椰枣noun | yē zǎo | date palm |
| 海椰子noun | hǎi yē zi | coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica) |
| 海底椰noun | hǎi dǐ yē | coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica) |
| 青花椰菜 | qīng huā yē cài | broccoli |
| 绿花椰菜noun | lǜ huā yē cài | broccoli |
| 椰林飘香 | yē lín piāo xiāng | piña colada |
| 椰菜花noun | yē cài huā | cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) |
| 椰子猫 | yē zi māo | Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called toddy cat |
椰 appears in 26 compound words: 77 as the first character, 8 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 椰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
爷爷在门前种了一棵椰苗，现在已经长得很高了。
yé yé zài mén qián zhǒng le yī kē yē miáo , xiàn zài yǐ jīng cháng dé hěn gāo le .
Grandpa planted a coconut sapling by the door, and now it has grown very tall.
椰丰集团(01695)发布年度业绩 年内溢...
yē fēng jí tuán ( 0 1 6 9 5 ) fā bù nián dù yè jì nián nèi yì . . .
Yefeng Group (01695) Releases Annual Results; Net Profit for the Year...
“保健酒第一股” *ST椰岛连亏5年,面临退市风险
bǎo jiàn jiǔ dì yī gǔ S T yē dǎo lián kuī 5 nián , miàn lín tuì shì fēng xiǎn
*ST Yedao, dubbed the "first listed company in the health wine sector," has posted losses for five consecutive years and faces the risk of delisting
年轻人超爱的“椰子水”塌房了!配料表造假成重灾区
nián qīng rén chāo ài de yē zǐ shuǐ tā fáng le ! pèi liào biǎo zào jiǎ chéng chóng zāi qū
"Coconut Water," a huge hit with young people, has been exposed! Falsified ingredient lists are a major problem
年轻人超爱的“椰子水”塌房了,如何识别真假椰子水?
nián qīng rén chāo ài de yē zǐ shuǐ tā fáng le , rú hé shí bié zhēn jiǎ yē zǐ shuǐ ?
"Coconut water," a favorite among young people, has been exposed as a scam—how can you tell the difference between real and fake coconut water?
$38外卖椰汁芋头西米露糖水!仅5粒芋头+极少西米 ...
3 8 wài mài yē zhī 芋 tóu xī mǐ lù táng shuǐ ! jǐn 5 lì 芋 tóu jí shǎo xī mǐ . . .
$38 takeaway coconut taro sago sugar water! Only 5 grains of taro + very little sago ...
她不喜欢吃椰子味的东西。
Tā bù xǐhuan chī yēzi wèi de dōngxi.
She does not like to eat coconut-flavored things.
Character Family
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