Chinese Word: 葉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

葉 (Simplified: 叶)HSK 4

Pinyin: yè

English Definition: leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats; surname Ye

Chinese Definition:
①植物的营养器官之一：树叶。菜叶。叶子。叶落归根。一叶知秋。一叶蔽目(喻目光短浅，常被眼前细小事物所遮蔽，看不到远处、大处。亦称“一叶障目”)。
②像叶子的：铁叶。百叶窗。
③同“页”。
④世，时期：初叶。末叶。
⑤姓氏。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 艸

Ideographic:A flat 枼 leaf 艹; 枼 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 枼 [ yè ] table; flat pieces of wood; a slip, a leaf

foliage; leaf; Classifiers: 片

1		fēng 风 chuī sàn 吹散 le 了 shù yè 树叶。 The wind blows the leaves away.
2		shù yè 树叶 zài 在 qiū tiān 秋天 biàn huáng 变黄 le 了。 The leaves turn yellow in autumn.
3		zhè 这 kē shù 棵树 yǐ jīng 已经 kāi shǐ 开始 luò yè 落叶 le 了。 This tree has started shedding its leaves.
4		qiū tiān 秋天 shì 是 shù yè 树叶 biàn sè 变色 de 的 jì jié 季节。 Autumn is the season when leaves change color.
5		lù shuǐ 露水 cóng 从 shù yè 树叶 shàng 上 huá luò 滑落 xià lai 下来。 The dew dripped off the leaves.

1		fēng 风 chuī sàn 吹散 le 了 shù yè 树叶。 The wind blows the leaves away.
2		shù yè 树叶 zài 在 qiū tiān 秋天 biàn huáng 变黄 le 了。 The leaves turn yellow in autumn.
3		zhè 这 kē shù 棵树 yǐ jīng 已经 kāi shǐ 开始 luò yè 落叶 le 了。 This tree has started shedding its leaves.
4		qiū tiān 秋天 shì 是 shù yè 树叶 biàn sè 变色 de 的 jì jié 季节。 Autumn is the season when leaves change color.
5		lù shuǐ 露水 cóng 从 shù yè 树叶 shàng 上 huá luò 滑落 xià lai 下来。 The dew dripped off the leaves.