yē​nǎi

coconut milk

palm tree

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
tree
Sound component
yé, yē, ye ye (sound)

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanglaː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

nǎi, nai milk

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
SoundIconic component
nǎi then

Depicts a woman standing sideways with her breasts protruding.

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrneːlʔ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang