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椰

yē

Character

What 椰 means

1. bound formcoconut palm
2. Taiwan pr. yé

Example sentences

• 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.
• 伦敦飞往阿姆斯特丹的航班部分动力来自椰子油和巴巴苏坚果油的混合物。
  The London to Amsterdam flight was partially powered with a mixture of coconut and babassu nut oil.
• 美国人所吃的食物中约有三分之一来自蜜蜂授粉的农作物，包括苹果、甜瓜、蔓越莓、南瓜、栉瓜、绿花椰菜和杏仁等等。
  About one-third of the food eaten by Americans comes from crops pollinated by honey bees, including apples, melons, cranberries, pumpkins, squash, broccoli, and almonds, to name just a few.

Words starting with 椰

• 椰子yē zia coconut palm; a coconut
• 椰林yē líncoconut grove
• 椰奶yē nǎicoconut milk
• 椰果yē guǒnata de coco (a chewy jelly made from fermented coconut water)
• 椰壳yē kécoconut shell
• 椰汁yē zhīcoconut water
• 椰油yē yóucoconut oil
• 椰浆yē jiāngcoconut milk
• 椰皇yē huángbrown coconut; mature coconut
• 椰丝yē sīshredded coconut
• 椰菜yē càicabbage; broccoli; cauliflower
• 椰青yē qīngyoung coconut; green coconut
• 椰子汁yē zi zhīcoconut water
• 椰子蟹yē zi xiècoconut crab (Birgus latro)
• 椰子猫yē zi māoAsian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called toddy cat
• 椰菜花yē cài huācauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
• 椰林飘香yē lín piāo xiāngpiña colada
• 椰壳纤维yē ké xiān wéicoconut fiber; coir
• 椰蓉yē róngdesiccated coconut; shredded coconut
• 椰枣yē zǎodate palm; date (fruit)

Words containing 椰

• 海底椰hǎi dǐ yēcoco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)
• 海椰子hǎi yē zicoco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)
• 花椰菜huā yē càicauliflower
• 绿花椰菜lǜ huā yē càibroccoli
• 青花椰菜qīng huā yē càibroccoli

Characters built on 耶

These share the phonetic component 耶 (yē), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 揶yéto gesticulate; to play antics
• 倻yēused to represent phonetic "ya" in Korean names

Characters that look like 椰

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel…
• 棒bàngstick; club; cudgel
• 掷zhìto toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí
• 掺chānto mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate
• 徘páiused in 徘徊
• 揶yéto gesticulate; to play antics

Sounds the same

Read yē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 耶(phonetic ye)
• 噎to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate
• 掖to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal
• 吔onomat. for surprise, amazement and sigh
• 倻used to represent phonetic "ya" in Korean names
• 蠮wasp of the family Sphecidae