pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
叶
葉
ye4
surname Ye
叶
葉
ye4
leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats
strokes
12
radical
strokes after radical
9
艾叶
艾葉
ai4 ye4
mugwort leaf (TCM); Folium Artemisiae argyi
艾叶炭
艾葉炭
ai4 ye4 tan4
carbonized mugwort leaf (used in TCM); Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum
艾叶油
艾葉油
ai4 ye4 you2
mugwort leaf oil (TCM); also called wormwood leaf oil; Oleum folii Artemisiae argyi
桉叶油
桉葉油
an1 ye4 you2
eucalyptus oil
百叶
百葉
bai3 ye4
tripe (stomach lining of cattle etc used as food)
百叶窗
百葉窗
bai3 ye4 chuang1
shutter; blind
百叶箱
百葉箱
bai3 ye4 xiang1
Stevenson screen (white box with ventilated sides, housing meteorological instruments); thermometer screen; instrument shelter
贝叶
貝葉
bei4 ye4
pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
贝叶经
貝葉經
bei4 ye4 jing1
sutra written on leaves of pattra palm tree
贝叶斯
貝葉斯
bei4 ye4 si1
Bayes (name); Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), English mathematician and theologian
贝叶棕
貝葉棕
bei4 ye4 zong1
pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
捕虫叶
捕蟲葉
bu3 chong2 ye4
insect-catching leaf
不完全叶
不完全葉
bu4 wan2 quan2 ye4
incomplete leaf
茶叶
茶葉
cha2 ye4
tea; tea leaves
茶叶蛋
茶葉蛋
cha2 ye4 dan4
tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)
茶叶末儿
茶葉末兒
cha2 ye4 mo4 er5
tea leaves powder
长尾缝叶莺
長尾縫葉鶯
chang2 wei3 feng2 ye4 ying1
(bird species of China) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
橙腹叶鹎
橙腹葉鵯
cheng2 fu4 ye4 bei1
(bird species of China) orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii)
初叶
初葉
chu1 ye4
early part (of a decade, century etc); the first years
吹叶机
吹葉機
chui1 ye4 ji1
leaf blower (machine)
粗枝大叶
粗枝大葉
cu1 zhi1 da4 ye4
thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy
大叶性肺炎
大葉性肺炎
da4 ye4 xing4 fei4 yan2
lobar pneumonia
单叶双曲面
單葉雙曲面
dan1 ye4 shuang1 qu1 mian4
hyperboloid of one sheet (math.)
单子叶
單子葉
dan1 zi3 ye4
monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)
刀叶
刀葉
dao1 ye4
blade
顶叶
頂葉
ding3 ye4
parietal lobe
多叶
多葉
duo1 ye4
leafy
额叶
額葉
e2 ye4
frontal lobe
番泻叶
番瀉葉
fan1 xie4 ye4
senna leaf (Folium sennae)
梵册贝叶
梵冊貝葉
fan4 ce4 bei4 ye4
Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture
枫叶
楓葉
feng1 ye4
maple leaf
傅里叶
傅里葉
fu4 li3 ye4
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier (French mathematician, 1768-1830)
傅立叶
傅立葉
fu4 li4 ye4
Francois-Maire Charles Fourier (French sociologist and socialist, 1772-1837)
傅立叶变换
傅立葉變換
fu4 li4 ye4 bian4 huan4
(math.) Fourier transform
复叶
複葉
fu4 ye4
compound leaf (botany)
干叶
乾葉
gan1 ye4
dried leaf
根深叶茂
根深葉茂
gen1 shen1 ye4 mao4
deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom); (fig.) well established and growing strongly
合叶
合葉
he2 ye4
hinge
黑喉缝叶莺
黑喉縫葉鶯
hei1 hou2 feng2 ye4 ying1
(bird species of China) dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis)
红叶
紅葉
hong2 ye4
red autumnal leaves
后半叶
後半葉
hou4 ban4 ye4
latter half (of a decade, century etc)
互生叶
互生葉
hu4 sheng1 ye4
alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)
迦叶佛
迦葉佛
jia1 ye4 fo2
Buddha Kassapa (Pāli) or Kāśyapa (Skt) (one of the Buddhas of the past)
金额叶鹎
金額葉鵯
jin1 e2 ye4 bei1
(bird species of China) golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons)
金头缝叶莺
金頭縫葉鶯
jin1 tou2 feng4 ye4 ying1
(bird species of China) mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cuculatus)
金枝玉叶
金枝玉葉
jin1 zhi1 yu4 ye4
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
枯叶
枯葉
ku1 ye4
dead leaf; withered leaf
枯叶剂
枯葉劑
ku1 ye4 ji4
Agent Orange
阔叶
闊葉
kuo4 ye4
broad-leaved (tree)
蓝翅叶鹎
藍翅葉鵯
lan2 chi4 ye4 bei1
(bird species of China) blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
柳叶刀
柳葉刀
liu3 ye4 dao1
lancet (surgeon's knife)
柳叶眉
柳葉眉
liu3 ye4 mei2
see 柳眉
龙利叶
龍利葉
long2 li4 ye4
Sauropus spatulifolius Beille (shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family)
龙嵩叶
龍嵩葉
long2 song1 ye4
tarragon
罗密欧与朱丽叶
羅密歐與朱麗葉
luo2 mi4 ou1 yu3 zhu1 li4 ye4
Romeo and Juliet, 1594 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
落叶
落葉
luo4 ye4
dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous
落叶层
落葉層
luo4 ye4 ceng2
leaf litter
落叶归根
落葉歸根
luo4 ye4 gui1 gen1
Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬, starring 趙本山|赵本山
落叶归根
落葉歸根
luo4 ye4 gui1 gen1
lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); fig. all things go back to their source eventually; in old age, an expatriate returns home
落叶剂
落葉劑
luo4 ye4 ji4
defoliant
落叶乔木
落葉喬木
luo4 ye4 qiao2 mu4
deciduous tree
落叶松
落葉松
luo4 ye4 song1
larch tree (Pinus larix); deciduous pine tree
落叶植物
落葉植物
luo4 ye4 zhi2 wu4
deciduous plant; deciduous vegetation
绿叶
綠葉
lv4 ye4
actor playing a supporting role
梅西叶
梅西葉
mei2 xi1 ye4
Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
梅西叶星表
梅西葉星表
mei2 xi1 ye4 xing1 biao3
Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)
末叶
末葉
mo4 ye4
final years; end (of a decade, era etc)
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持
牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持
mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 - quan2 ping2 lv4 ye4 fu2 chi2
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶
牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶
mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 - quan2 zhang4 lv4 ye4 fu2
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持
牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶持
mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 - quan2 zhang4 lv4 ye4 fu2 chi2
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持
mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 - zhong1 xu1 lv4 ye4 fu2 chi2
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
脑叶
腦葉
nao3 ye4
lobe of the brain
嫩叶
嫩葉
nen4 ye4
newly-grown leaves; tender leaves
颞叶
顳葉
nie4 ye4
temporal lobe
牛百叶
牛百葉
niu2 bai3 ye4
omasum; beef tripe
七叶树
七葉樹
qi1 ye4 shu4
Chinese horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis)
千叶
千葉
qian1 ye4
Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)
千叶县
千葉縣
qian1 ye4 xian4
Chiba prefecture, Japan
秋风扫落叶
秋風掃落葉
qiu1 feng1 sao3 luo4 ye4
lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
秋叶
秋葉
qiu1 ye4
autumn leaf
秋叶原
秋葉原
qiu1 ye4 yuan2
Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores
三叶草
三葉草
san1 ye4 cao3
clover; trefoil
三叶虫
三葉蟲
san1 ye4 chong2
trilobite
三叶星云
三葉星雲
san1 ye4 xing1 yun2
Trifid Nebula M20
上半叶
上半葉
shang4 ban4 ye4
the first half (of a period)
什叶
什葉
shi2 ye4
Shia (a movement in Islam)
什叶派
什葉派
shi2 ye4 pai4
Shia sect (of Islam)
树高千丈，落叶归根
樹高千丈，落葉歸根
shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 - luo4 ye4 gui1 gen1
see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根
树高千丈，叶落归根
樹高千丈，葉落歸根
shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 - ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home
树叶
樹葉
shu4 ye4
tree leaves
双子叶
雙子葉
shuang1 zi3 ye4
dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)
四叶草
四葉草
si4 ye4 cao3
four-leaf clover
台湾叶鼻蝠
台灣葉鼻蝠
tai2 wan1 ye4 bi2 fu2
leaf-nosed bat
萎叶
萎葉
wei3 ye4
betel
细叶脉
細葉脈
xi4 ye4 mai4
veinlet in a leaf
香菜叶
香菜葉
xiang1 cai4 ye4
coriander leaf
香叶
香葉
xiang1 ye4
bay leaf; laurel leaf
心叶椴
心葉椴
xin1 ye4 duan4
small-leaf linden (Tilia cordata)
烟叶
煙葉
yan1 ye4
leaf tobacco
芫荽叶
芫荽葉
yan2 sui5 ye4
coriander leaf
叶鼻蝠
葉鼻蝠
ye4 bi2 fu2
see 台灣葉鼻蝠|台湾叶鼻蝠
叶柄
葉柄
ye4 bing3
petiole; leafstalk
叶城
葉城
ye4 cheng2
Qaghiliq nahiyisi (Kargilik county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区, west Xinjiang
叶城县
葉城縣
ye4 cheng2 xian4
Qaghiliq nahiyisi (Kargilik county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区, west Xinjiang
叶尔羌河
葉爾羌河
ye4 er3 qiang1 he2
Yarkant River in Xinjiang
叶公好龙
葉公好龍
ye4 gong1 hao4 long2
lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom); fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it; ostensible fondness of sth one really fears
叶江川
葉江川
ye4 jiang1 chuan1
Ye Jiangchuan
叶卡捷琳堡
葉卡捷琳堡
ye4 ka3 jie2 lin2 bao3
Yekaterinburg (Russian city, also known as Ekaterinburg or Sverdlovsk)
叶卡捷琳娜
葉卡捷琳娜
ye4 ka3 jie2 lin2 na4
Yekaterina or Ekaterina (name); Catherine the Great or Catherine the Second (1684-1727), Empress of Russia
叶卡特琳娜堡
葉卡特琳娜堡
ye4 ka3 te4 lin2 na4 bao3
Ekaterinaburg or Ekaterinburg (formerly Sverdlovsk), Russian town on the Ural mountains
叶口蝠科
葉口蝠科
ye4 kou3 fu2 ke1
Phyllostomatidae (zoology)
叶礼庭
葉禮庭
ye4 li3 ting2
Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
叶里温
葉里溫
ye4 li3 wen1
Yerevan, capital of Armenia (Tw)
叶利钦
葉利欽
ye4 li4 qin1
Yeltsin (name); Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007) first post-communist president of Russia 1991-1999
叶轮
葉輪
ye4 lun2
turbine wheel
叶轮机械
葉輪機械
ye4 lun2 ji1 xie4
turbomachine
叶落归根
葉落歸根
ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home; In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
叶绿素
葉綠素
ye4 lv4 su4
chlorophyll
叶绿体
葉綠體
ye4 lv4 ti3
chloroplast
叶脉
葉脈
ye4 mai4
venation (pattern of veins on a leaf)
叶脉序
葉脈序
ye4 mai4 xu4
leaf venation (botany); the pattern of veins on a leaf, characteristic of each species
叶门
葉門
ye4 men2
Yemen (Tw)
叶片
葉片
ye4 pian4
blade (of propellor); vane; leaf
叶片状
葉片狀
ye4 pian4 zhuang4
foliated; striated into thin leaves
叶瑟
葉瑟
ye4 se4
Jesse (name)
叶圣陶
葉聖陶
ye4 sheng4 tao2
Ye Shengtao (1894-1988), writer and editor, known esp. for children's books
叶酸
葉酸
ye4 suan1
folic acid
叶苔
葉苔
ye4 tai2
liverwort (Jungermannia lanceolata)
叶挺
葉挺
ye4 ting3
Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader
叶伟民
葉偉民
ye4 wei3 min2
Raymond YIP Wai-Man, Hong Kong film director (debut as director: 1994)
叶伟文
葉偉文
ye4 wei3 wen2
alias of 葉偉民|叶伟民
叶问
葉問
ye4 wen4
Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee
叶县
葉縣
ye4 xian4
Ye county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山, Henan
叶序
葉序
ye4 xu4
leaf arrangement; phyllotaxy (botany)
叶选平
葉選平
ye4 xuan3 ping2
Ye Xuanping (1924-), former Governor of Guangdong 廣東|广东
叶永烈
葉永烈
ye4 yong3 lie4
Ye Yonglie (1940-), popular science writer
叶枕
葉枕
ye4 zhen3
pulvini
叶子
葉子
ye4 zi5
foliage; leaf
叶子板
葉子板
ye4 zi5 ban3
(Taiwan) fender (automotive)
叶子列
葉子列
ye4 zi5 lie4
leaf arrangement; phyllotaxy (botany)
一叶障目
一葉障目
yi1 ye4 zhang4 mu4
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom); fig. not seeing the wider picture; can't see the wood for the trees
一叶知秋
一葉知秋
yi1 ye4 zhi1 qiu1
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom); fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend; a straw in the wind
银叶
銀葉
yin2 ye4
silver leaf
有枝有叶
有枝有葉
you3 zhi1 you3 ye4
to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
羽状复叶
羽狀複葉
yu3 zhuang4 fu4 ye4
bipinnate leaf (in phyllotaxy)
月桂树叶
月桂樹葉
yue4 gui4 shu4 ye4
laurel leaf; bay leaf
月桂叶
月桂葉
yue4 gui4 ye4
bay leaf; laurel leaf
针叶
針葉
zhen1 ye4
needle-leaved (tree)
针叶林
針葉林
zhen1 ye4 lin2
needle-leaved forest
针叶树
針葉樹
zhen1 ye4 shu4
conifer
针叶植物
針葉植物
zhen1 ye4 zhi2 wu4
needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)
枕叶
枕葉
zhen3 ye4
occipital lobe
枝叶
枝葉
zhi1 ye4
branch and leaf
纸叶子
紙葉子
zhi3 ye4 zi5
deck of playing cards
中叶
中葉
zhong1 ye4
mid- (e.g. mid-century); middle period
柊叶
柊葉
zhong1 ye4
Phrynium capitatum
皱叶欧芹
皺葉歐芹
zhou4 ye4 ou1 qin2
curled-leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
茱丽叶
茱麗葉
zhu1 li4 ye4
Juliet or Juliette (name)
朱丽叶
朱麗葉
zhu1 li4 ye4
Juliet or Juliette (name)
竹叶青
竹葉青
zhu2 ye4 qing1
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
竹叶青蛇
竹葉青蛇
zhu2 ye4 qing1 she2
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
子叶
子葉
zi3 ye4
cotyledon (first embryonic leaf)