叶 yè — (surname); leaf; page
秋天，树叶慢慢变黄了。Qiū tiān, shù yè màn màn biàn huáng le.In autumn, the leaves slowly turn yellow.
Common words: 叶子 (yè zi)、茶叶 (chá yè)、树叶 (shù yè)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "leaf"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "leaf", including 叶 (yè), 页 (yè). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "leaf" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 叶 (yè), 页 (yè) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading yè, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 叶 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 叶 yè(surname); leaf; pageUseful words: 叶子, 茶叶
- 页 yèpage; leafUseful words: 网页, 主页
Common words for these 2 "leaf" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 叶 (yè) — so "leaf" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "leaf".
页 yè — page; leaf
请翻到课本的第十页。Qǐng fān dào kè běn de dì shí yè.Please turn to page ten of the textbook.
Common words: 网页 (wǎng yè)、主页 (zhǔ yè)、上页 (shàng yè)
All 2 characters
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