(yè)

leaf; foliage; page

How 葉 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
— grass
Traditional
Simplified

Components

Common words using 葉

茶葉 cháyè
tea; tea-leaves; CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]
葉子 yèzi
foliage; leaf; CL:片[pian4]
金枝玉葉 jīnzhīyùyè
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
三葉草 sānyècǎo
clover; trefoil
枝葉 zhīyè
branch and leaf
枯葉 kūyè
dried leaf
楓葉 fēngyè
maple leaf
樹葉 shùyè
tree leaves
百葉窗 bǎiyèchuāng
shutter; blind
秋葉 qiūyè
autumn leaf
秋葉原 qiūyèyuán
Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores
粗枝大葉 cūzhīdàyè
thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready

葉 in a sentence

臺灣的茶葉很有名。

Táiwān de cháyè hěn yǒumíng.

“Taiwanese tea leaves are very famous.”

How common is 葉?

葉 is the 918th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 87.8% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 葉

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