枼 - Dong Chinese dictionary

yè

leaf

Depicts leaves (世) growing on top of a tree (木). Original form of 葉.

Components

木 Iconic component

mù

tree

Depicts a tree.

世 Iconic component

shì

generation

Depicts leaves growing on the branches of a tree.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yè

a table, flat pieces of wood, a slip, a leaf

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 10 characters (1 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*lap	yep	yè	leaf

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

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