叶 (yè): leaf, page, to be in harmony
叶 (yè) is a Chinese character meaning “leaf.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (structural) and 十 (structural). It ranks #920 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- leaf
- page
- to be in harmony
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 叶
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 树叶noun | shù yè | tree leaves |
| 朱丽叶proper-noun | zhū lì yè | Juliet or Juliette (name) |
| 百叶窗noun | bǎi yè chuāng | shutter |
| 落叶noun | luò yè | dead leaves |
| 绿叶noun | lǜ yè | green leaf |
| 枫叶noun | fēng yè | maple leaf |
| 三叶草noun | sān yè cǎo | clover |
| 烟叶noun | yān yè | leaf tobacco |
| 秋叶noun | qiū yè | autumn leaf |
| 叶利钦proper-noun | yè lì qīn | Yeltsin (name) |
| 枝叶noun | zhī yè | branch and leaf |
| 荷叶 | hé yè | lotus leaf |
| 什叶 | shí yè | Shia (a movement in Islam) |
| 叶县 | yè xiàn | Ye County or Yexian, a county in Pingdingshan City 平頂山市|平顶山市, Henan |
| 叶片noun | yè piàn | blade (of propellor) |
叶 appears in 100 compound words: 25 as the first character, 51 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 叶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
(botany) an incomplete leaf – one that lacks a lamina, petiole, or stipule
deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom); (fig.) well established and growing strongly
delicate and rare branches and leaves; person of royal lineage; descendants of aristocracy
a person who has been away from his or her hometown for a long time would eventually return
blinded by only looking at one thing and not considering others; confused by partial or superficial things
delicate and rare branches and leaves; person of royal lineage; descendants of aristocracy
a person who has been away from his or her hometown for a long time would eventually return
blinded by only looking at one thing and not considering others; confused by partial or superficial things
Showing 9 of 10 idioms containing 叶.
Example Sentences
他叶干舌燥地讲了两个小时，终于说服了大家。
tā xié gān jī zào dì jiǎng le liǎng gě xiǎo shí , zhōng yú shuō fú le dà jiā .
He talked for two hours until his lips were parched, finally convincing everyone.
校友叶仲亮、叶玉霞之女叶景睿捐千万 东海再添第...
jiào yǒu xié zhòng liàng , xié yù xiá zhī nǚ xié jǐng 睿 juān qiān wàn dōng hǎi zài tiān dì . . .
Alumni Ye Zhongliang and Ye Yuxia's daughter Ye Jingrui donated 10 million to add another to the East China Sea...
不升糖的食品有哪些?绿叶菜、鸡蛋、豆腐几乎不升糖吗
bù shēng táng de shí pǐn yǒu nǎ xiē ? lǜ xié cài , jī dàn , dòu fǔ jī hū bù shēng táng ma
What are the foods that do not raise blood sugar? Green leafy vegetables, eggs, and tofu hardly raise sugar
推行6岁入学制须备足师资教室 叶祥均:避免政策“U转”劳民伤财
tuī háng 6 suì rù xué zhì xū bèi zú shī zī jiào shì xié xiáng jūn : bì miǎn zhèng cè U zhuǎn láo mín shāng cái
The implementation of the 6-year-old enrollment system must prepare sufficient teacher classrooms Ye Xiangjun: Avoid the policy "U turn" to labor and lose money
健康网》隔夜菜别再热! 医点名3种叶菜 复热恐致癌
jiàn kāng wǎng gé yè cài bié zài rè ! yī diǎn míng 3 zhǒng xié cài fù rè kǒng zhì ái
Health Network" Overnight dishes don't get hot anymore! The doctor named 3 kinds of leafy vegetables and fever may cause cancer
黄洛妍神倒模叶蒨文唱功 李尹嫣献声赢奖金
huáng 洛 妍 shén dǎo mó xié 蒨 wén chàng gōng lǐ 尹 嫣 xiàn shēng yíng jiǎng jīn
Huang Luoyan is a divine model Ye Qianwen singing skills Li Yinyan contributed her voice to win the prize money
罗密欧和朱丽叶正在剧场上演。
Luómì'ōu hé Zhūlìyè zhèng zài jùchǎng shàngyǎn.
Romeo and Juliet is on at the theatre.
你闻闻香味，五香茶叶蛋香不香？
Nǐ wén wén xiāngwèi, wǔxiāng cháyèdàn xiāng bù xiāng?
You smell it. Do five spice tea eggs smell good?
他不知道《罗密欧与朱丽叶》是莎士比亚写的。
Tā bù zhīdào 《 Luómì'ōuyǔ Zhūlìyè 》 shì Shāshìbǐyà xiě de.
He didn't know Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
他看见色彩鲜艳的鸟、花朵和树叶。
Tā kànjiàn sècǎi xiānyàn de niǎo, huāduǒ hé shùyè.
He saw brightly-colored birds, flowers and leaves.
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