Chinese Word: 叶 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

叶 (Trad.: 葉)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 口

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect

Similar Characters: 叮吐吓

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Pinyin: yè

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

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。

Example Words:

叶子HSK 4	yè zi	foliage; leaf; Classifiers: 片
茶叶	chá yè	tea; tea leaves; Classifiers: 盒
树叶	shù yè	tree leaves
中叶	zhōng yè	mid- (e.g. mid-century); middle period
落叶	luò yè	dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous

Pinyin: xié

English Definition:to be in harmony

Chinese Definition:
①和洽，合：叶韵。

Example Words:

to rhyme; also written 协韵

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.