yè
leaf
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 枼 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Bronze script
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 葉
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
leaf | ||
tea | ||
foliage | ||
tree leaves | ||
Juliet or Juliette (name) |
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