叶黄素

葉黃素

yèhuángsù

noun

Meanings

1 lutein
2 xanthophyll (the yellow carotenoid pigment found in leafy greens and the human macula)

Characters

Examples

菠菜和玉米里富含叶黄素。

Bōcài hé yùmǐ lǐ fù hán yèhuángsù.

Spinach and corn are rich in lutein.

医生建议长时间看屏幕的人补充叶黄素。

Yīshēng jiànyì cháng shíjiān kàn píngmù de rén bǔchōng yèhuángsù.

Doctors recommend lutein supplements for people who spend long hours looking at screens.

Tips

memory

叶 'leaf' + 黄 'yellow' + 素 'element / -in' — a perfect calque: lutein is literally the 'leaf-yellow substance', exactly what xanthophyll means in Greek (xanthos = yellow, phyllon = leaf).

Stroke Order

叶 yè

黄 huáng

素 sù