叶酸

葉酸

yèsuān

noun #46,486

Meanings

1 folic acid
2 folate (vitamin B9)

Characters

Examples

孕妇需要补充叶酸。

Yùnfù xūyào bǔchōng yèsuān.

Pregnant women need to supplement folic acid.

绿叶蔬菜富含叶酸。

Lǜyè shūcài fùhán yèsuān.

Green leafy vegetables are rich in folate.

Tips

memory

叶 means "leaf" and 酸 means "acid" — a direct calque of "folic acid," from Latin folium (leaf), since it was first isolated from spinach leaves. The name is identical in structure to the English term, making it easy to remember.

Stroke Order

叶 yè

酸 suān