椰蓉

yēróng

noun #53,712

Meanings

1 desiccated coconut
2 shredded coconut (baking ingredient)

Characters

finely shredded / paste

Examples

HSK 5

椰蓉月饼是中秋节的经典选择。

Yēróng yuèbing shì Zhōngqiūjié de jīngdiǎn xuǎnzé.

Coconut-flake mooncake is a classic Mid-Autumn Festival choice.

HSK 7-9

椰蓉面包一口下去满嘴椰香。

Yēróng miànbāo yì kǒu xiàqù mǎnzuǐ yē xiāng.

One bite of coconut bun fills your mouth with coconut aroma.

Tips

usage

蓉 is a useful suffix meaning 'finely shredded / paste' in culinary vocabulary: 椰蓉 coconut flakes, 蒜蓉 minced garlic, 莲蓉 lotus-seed paste, 豆蓉 mung-bean paste. Recognizing 蓉 in food names tells you the ingredient has been reduced to fine shreds or smooth paste.

Stroke Order

椰 yē

蓉 róng