椰汁 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

yēzhī

coconut water

yē palm tree

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 耶 represents the sound.

木 Meaning component

mù tree

耶 Sound component

yé, yē, ye ye (sound)

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	laː

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 十 represents the sound.

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

十 Sound component

shí ten

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Baxter-Sagart	tsyip	[t.k][ə]p	juice

《說文》：“汁，液也。从水，十聲。”