(): (bound form) a liquid, also pr. [yi4]

() is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) a liquid.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1442 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, water. Its radical form (water) appears in many related characters such as (shuǐ, water), (hàn, Han ethnic group), (, steam).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) a liquid
  2. also pr. [yi4]

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵夜 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounxuè yèblood6
nounyè tǐliquid6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
jīng yèsemen
tuò yèsaliva
dú yèvenom
shū yèintravenous infusion
tǐ yèbodily fluid
yè tàiliquid (state)
róng yèsolution (chemistry)
yè yāhydraulic pressure
yè dànliquid nitrogen
yè huàto liquefy
nián yèmucus
yè jīngliquid crystal
zhī yèjuice
hàn yèsweat
yíng yǎng yènutrient fluid
88
Total compounds
26
As first character
60
As last character
14
As middle character

appears in 88 compound words: 26 as the first character, 60 as the last, and 14 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

róng
0.75260,624 co-occurrences
tuò
0.6616,096 co-occurrences
xiě
0.64871,738 co-occurrences
尿niào
0.60011,604 co-occurrences
nián
0.5616,408 co-occurrences
nián
0.5213,882 co-occurrences
0.5124,182 co-occurrences
zhī
0.5073,936 co-occurrences
jīng
0.50410,896 co-occurrences
0.4933,054 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

xuèyè xúnhuánHSK 6+

blood flow; circulation

noun
qióng jiāng yù yèHSK 6+

bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals; superb liquor; top quality wine

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这种体不能直接接触皮肤,有腐蚀性。

Zhè zhǒng yètǐ bùnéng zhíjiē jiēchù pífū, yǒu fǔshí xìng.

This liquid cannot directly contact the skin; it is corrosive.

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男生小便后甩一甩能预防包皮垢吗?减少尿残留降低刺激吗

nán shēng xiǎo biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi néng yù fáng bāo pí 垢 ma ? jiǎn shǎo niào yè cán liú jiàng dī cì jī ma

Can shaking after urination prevent smegma buildup in boys? Does it reduce urine residue and lessen irritation?

99 健康网Feb 2026

...便完甩一下能改善前列腺健康吗?促进局部血循环吗

. . . biàn wán shuǎi yī xià néng gǎi shàn qián liè xiàn jiàn kāng ma ? cù jìn jú bù xiě yè xún huán ma

Can a quick jerk-off improve prostate health? Does it promote local blood circulation?

99 健康网Feb 2026

男生小便后甩一甩能减少异味吗?尿残留少则氨味轻吗

nán shēng xiǎo biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi néng jiǎn shǎo yì wèi ma ? niào yè cán liú shǎo zé 氨 wèi qīng ma

Does shaking after urination reduce odor in men? Does less urine residue mean less ammonia smell?

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華碩參展GTC推冷解決方案 為輝達Vera Rubin提...

華 碩 參 zhǎn tuī yè lěng jiě 決 fāng àn 為 輝 達 tí . . .

ASUS Showcases Liquid Cooling Solutions at GTC for NVIDIA's Vera Rubin

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...《生化危机 9:安魂曲》《红色沙漠》《毒突击队》

. . . shēng huà wēi jī ān hún qū hóng sè shā mò dú yè tū jī duì

"Resident Evil 9: Requiem", "Red Desert", "Venom Commando"

Tatoeba

我们想验一下您的尿

Wǒmen xiǎng yàn yīxià nín de niàoyè.

We want to analyze your urine.

Tatoeba

我希望你做血检查。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ zuò xuèyè jiǎnchá.

I'd like you to have a blood test.

Tatoeba

水是体。冻起来就成了固体。

Shuǐ shì yètǐ. dòng qǐlai jiù chéngle gùtǐ.

Water is liquid. When it freezes, it becomes solid.

Tatoeba

埃博拉通过体在人与人之间传播。

āibólā tōngguò tǐyè zài rén yǔ rén zhījiān chuánbō.

Ebola spreads from person to person through bodily fluids.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 液 (yè) mean in Chinese?
液 (yè) primarily means "(bound form) a liquid." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1442 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 液 have?
液 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 液?
The radical associated with 液 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are the components of 液?
液 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 夜 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵夜 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 液?
Common words with 液 include: 血液 (xuè yè, "blood"); 液体 (yè tǐ, "liquid"); 精液 (jīng yè, "semen"); 唾液 (tuò yè, "saliva"); 毒液 (dú yè, "venom"). There are over 88 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 液 (yè)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yè: 椰 ((bound form) coconut palm), 爷 (grandpa), 也 (also), 冶 (to smelt), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 液 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 液 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.