液

yè

(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.

氵+夜→液
夜NightPhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

这种液体看起来像水。

zhè zhǒng yè tǐ kàn qǐ lái xiàng shuǐ。

This kind of liquid looks like water.

医生说血液检查的结果很正常。

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

津液

jīn yè

bodily fluids (general term in Chinese medicine)

润滑液

rùn huá yè

lubricant

液化气

yè huà qì

liquid gas

口服液

kǒu fú yè

(pharmacology) oral liquid

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

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