叶

xié · yè

to be in harmony

Radical: 口 Strokes: 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司号周品

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Character Decomposition

叶=口+十

Meanings2 pronunciations

xié

to be in harmony

yè

leaf

page

lobe

(historical) period

classifier for small boats

surname Ye

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Words with 叶 472 total

tripe (stomach lining of cattle etc used as food)百叶bǎi yè pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras贝叶bèi yè tea · tea leaves · CL:盒 hé,罐 guàn,包 bāo,片 piàn茶叶chá yè blade刀叶dāo yè hinge合叶hé yè maple leaf枫叶fēng yè

Idioms with 叶 76 total Chain

thick stems and broad leaves (idiom) · boorish · rough and ready · sloppy粗枝大叶cū zhī dà yè Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture梵册贝叶fàn cè bèi yè deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom) · (fig.) well established and growing strongly根深叶茂gēn shēn yè mào

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