葉 (jip6 | ye4) : leaf; historical period; surname

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葉

jip6

ye4

[1] leaf; foliage; leaf-like thing
[2] part of a historical period
[3] variant of 頁
[4] a Chinese family name

(Classifier(s): 塊)

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

葉 / 叶

This word has been viewed 12993 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Aug 2013 02:11

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茶葉 caa4 jip6 cha2 ye4 = tea leaves

荷葉 ho4 jip6 = lotus leaf

葉茂 jip6 mau6 = leafy

樹葉 syu6 jip6 shu4 ye4 = tree leaves

葉子 jip6 zi2 ye4 zi5 = leaf; leaves; foliage 國

牛柏葉 ngau4 paak3 jip6 = cow stomach (as a dish of food); beef tripe

千葉 cin1 jip6 qian1 ye4 = Chiba

茶葉蛋 caa4 jip6 daan6*2 = tea flavored egg

不完全葉 bat1 jyun4 cyun4 jip6 bu4 wan2 quan2 ye4 = incomplete leaf 國

刀葉 dou1 jip6 dao1 ye4 = (knife) blade
See all 53 compounds (CantoDict reports 56 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 葉
Unicode code for this character: U+8449 (off-site link)

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