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Chinese symbol for “coconut”

椰子
yē zi
a coconut palm; a coconut

The closest CC-CEDICT match for coconut is 椰子 (yē zi), defined as: a coconut palm; a coconut.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

椰 yē
palm tree, coconut tree
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 椰子.

WordPinyinMeaning
花椰菜huā yē càicauliflower
椰林yē líncoconut grove
椰汁yē zhīcoconut water
椰油yē yóucoconut oil
椰枣 (椰棗)yē zǎodate palm; date (fruit)
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “coconut”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.