Meaning
(final part.); (phonetic)
Chinese: 语气词，也常见于音译词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ye” becomes a different word in each tone. 耶 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 比耶bǐ yēto make a V sign (esp. when posing for photos)
- 萨摩耶sà mó yéSamoyed (dog)
- 里维耶拉lǐ wéi yē lāriviera (loanword) (Tw)
- 卡波耶拉kǎ bō yē lācapoeira (loanword)
- 萨摩耶犬sà mó yē quǎnSamoyed (dog)
Example Sentence
圣诞节是为了纪念耶稣的生日。Shèng dàn jié shì wèi le jì niàn Yē sū de shēng rì.Christmas is to commemorate the birthday of Jesus.
圣诞节Shèng dàn jiéChristmas time是shìis为了wèi lein order to纪念jì niànto commemorate耶稣Yē sūJesus的deof生日shēng rìbirthday。