(bound form) a liquid

also pr. [yi4]

water (氵) + night sound (夜) = liquid

夜 lends the sound yè; the water radical (氵) carries the meaning, pointing to anything that flows or pours like water. Think of liquid as the broader family water belongs to.

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WaterSemantic

这种体看起来像水。

zhè zhǒng yè tǐ kàn qǐ lái xiàng shuǐ。

This kind of liquid looks like water.

医生说血检查的结果很正常。

yī shēng shuō xuè yè jiǎn chá de jiē guǒ hěn zhèng cháng。

The doctor said the blood test results are very normal.

Words with 液

液胞

yè bāo

vacuole

酒精洗手液

jiǔ jīng xǐ shǒu yè

alcohol-based hand sanitizer

防蚊液

fáng wén yè

mosquito repellent

云液

yún yè

muscovite, mica (used in TCM)

电解液

diàn jiě yè

electrolyte solution

香液

xiāng yè

perfume

体液

tǐ yè

bodily fluid

黏液

nián yè

mucus

黏胶液

nián jiāo yè

viscose

乳液

rǔ yè

lotion

五粮液

wǔ liáng yè

Wuliangye liquor

修正液

xiū zhèng yè

correction fluid

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