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The Chinese word ye - 叶 - yè
(leaf in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

yè

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English translations

leaf, leaf like thing"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., segment of a historical period"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 叶 ( yè ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( ye / yè ) with pronunciation (English translation: leaf )
叶 ( ye / yè ) in traditional characters
葉
Character complexity
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叶 is composed of 5 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

blade  |  foliage
叶 ( ye / yè ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 820)
Chinese example words containing the character 叶 ( ye / yè )
红叶 ( hóngyè = red autumnal leaves ), 树叶 ( shùyè = leaf ), 叶酸 ( yèsuān = folic acid ), 叶子 ( yèzi = leaf )
Other characters that are pronounced yè in Chinese
夜 (night) , 页 (page) , 业 (business) , 液 (liquid) , 腋 (armpit)
More words that mean leaf in Chinese
shùyè ( 树叶 ), yèzi ( 叶子 )

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