椰子
yē zi · HSK 7
coconut
🥥 sounds like 'yeah-dzuh' — say yeah to the hairy nut you crack open
椰 (yē) is the coconut-palm character; 子 (zi) is the common noun-suffix seen in 桌子 table and 椅子 chair. So 椰子 is literally coconut-palm + thing-suffix, the same -zi pattern that tags many everyday objects.
子 — pictograph of a baby/child with arms out
子 began as a pictograph of a swaddled infant with a large head and outstretched arms, originally meaning 'baby' or 'child.' From there it broadened to 'son,' 'offspring,' and a respectful suffix for masters like 孔子 (Confucius). It also became one of the twelve earthly branches.