⾴

leaf

yè (ye4)

Radical no. 181 · 9 strokes (第 181 部首 · 9 画 dì 181 bùshǒu · 9 huà)

Radical ⾴ (yè) — meaning: leaf, 9 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting a leaf, with the upper portion representing the leaf blade and the lower part the stem. In modern usage, it also refers to pages or leaves of paper and books.

Mnemonic: The shape resembles a leaf with veins running vertically from top to bottom.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

14 characters

Stroke count

All strokes 1-3 strokes 4-6 strokes 7-10 strokes 11+ strokes

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顶dǐng
apex
HSK 4
8 strokes
顷qǐng
unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares
8 strokes
页yè
page
HSK 1
9 strokes
项xiàng
back of neck
HSK 4
9 strokes
顺shùn
to obey
HSK 6
9 strokes
顿dùn
to stop
HSK 3
10 strokes
顾gù
to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
HSK 6
10 strokes
颁bān
to promulgate
10 strokes
预yù
to advance
10 strokes
顼xū
used in 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1]
10 strokes
顽wán
mischievous
10 strokes
颂sòng
ode
10 strokes
颃háng
fly down
10 strokes
𫠆kuǐ
raise one's head
10 strokes

Quick check

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Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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