可可脂

kěkězhī

noun

Meanings

1 cocoa butter

Characters

(phonetic, 'co')

(phonetic, 'coa')

Examples

巧克力的主要成分之一是可可脂。

Qiǎokèlì de zhǔyào chéngfèn zhī yī shì kěkězhī.

One of the main ingredients of chocolate is cocoa butter.

她用可可脂润肤。

Tā yòng kěkězhī rùnfū.

She moisturizes her skin with cocoa butter.

Tips

usage

可可 (kěkě) is a phonetic loan for 'cocoa'. Watch for related compounds: 可可粉 (kěkěfěn, cocoa powder), 可可豆 (kěkědòu, cocoa bean). The 脂 (zhī) means 'fat/grease' — same character as in 油脂 (yóuzhī, fats and oils).

Stroke Order

可 kě

脂 zhī