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叶
葉
yè
1.
leaf
2.
page
3.
lobe
4.
(historical) period
5.
classifier for small boats
Very Common • Top 2%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
中叶
zhōngyè
mid- (e.g. mid-century)
什叶
Shíyè
Shia (a movement in Islam)
初叶
chūyè
early part (of a decade, century etc)
刀叶
dāoyè
blade
千叶
Qiānyè
Chiba, Japan
合叶
héyè
hinge
多叶
duōyè
leafy
嫩叶
nènyè
newly-grown leaves
子叶
zǐyè
cotyledon (first embryonic leaf)
末叶
mòyè
final years
枕叶
zhěnyè
occipital lobe
枝叶
zhīyè
branch and leaf
枯叶
kūyè
dried leaf
柊叶
zhōngyè
Phrynium capitatum
枫叶
fēngyè
maple leaf
树叶
shùyè
tree leaves
烟叶
yānyè
leaf tobacco
秋叶
qiūyè
autumn leaf
红叶
hóngyè
red autumnal leaves
绿叶
lǚyè
actor playing a supporting role
Example Sentences (1)
最近天气越来越凉快了，风一刮，草地上就会有一层厚厚的黄叶，看来秋天已经到了。
Zuìjìn tiānqì yuè lái yuè liángkuài le, fēng yì guā, cǎodì shàng jiù huì yǒu yì céng hòu hòu de huángyè, kànlái qiūtiān yǐjīng dào le.
Lately the weather has been getting cooler and cooler; when the wind blows, there will be a thick layer of yellow leaves on the grass; it seems autumn has already arrived.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 919
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,036 of 84,292