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)

61 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 顶dǐng

    apex

    HSK 4

    11 strokes

  • 领lǐng

    neck

    HSK 3

    11 strokes

  • 颇pō

    rather

    HSK 7

    11 strokes

  • 颈jǐng

    neck

    11 strokes

  • 顷qǐng

    unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares

    11 strokes

  • 颅lú

    forehead

    11 strokes

  • 𬱖dí

    fine

    11 strokes

  • 项xiàng

    back of neck

    HSK 4

    12 strokes

  • 须xū

    beard

    HSK 7

    12 strokes

  • 顺shùn

    to obey

    HSK 6

    12 strokes

  • 顸hān

    dawdling

    12 strokes

  • 颉jié

    used in 倉頡|仓颉[Cang1 Jie2]

    12 strokes

  • 颊jiá

    cheeks

    12 strokes

  • 颋tǐng

    narrow forehead

    12 strokes

  • 颌hé

    (bound form) jaw

    12 strokes

  • 颎jiǒng

    blaze

    12 strokes

  • 颏kē

    chin

    12 strokes

  • 𫖮yǐ

    pleasing

    12 strokes

  • 𫖯fǔ

    variant of 俯[fu3]

    12 strokes

  • 𬱟wěi

    easeful carriage of one's head

    12 strokes

  • 顿dùn

    to stop

    HSK 3

    13 strokes

  • 颁bān

    to promulgate

    13 strokes

  • 预yù

    to advance

    13 strokes

  • 颓tuí

    to crumble

    13 strokes

  • 顼xū

    used in 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1]

    13 strokes

  • 颂sòng

    ode

    13 strokes

  • 𫠆kuǐ

    raise one's head

    13 strokes

  • 颀qí

    tall

    13 strokes

  • 颃háng

    fly down

    13 strokes

  • 顽wán

    mischievous

    13 strokes

  • 颐yí

    (literary) chin; jaw

    13 strokes

  • 频pín

    frequency

    13 strokes

  • 颔hàn

    chin

    13 strokes

  • 颕yǐng

    old variant of 穎|颖[ying3]

    13 strokes

  • 颖yǐng

    head of grain

    13 strokes

  • 颗kē

    classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc

    HSK 5

    14 strokes

  • 頚jǐng

    old variant of 頸|颈[jing3]

    14 strokes

  • 额é

    forehead

    15 strokes

  • 题tí

    topic

    HSK 2

    15 strokes

  • 颜yán

    color

    15 strokes

  • 頬jiá

    variant of 頰|颊[jia2]

    15 strokes

  • 颙yóng

    grand

    15 strokes

  • 颚è

    jaw

    15 strokes

  • 颛zhuān

    good

    15 strokes

  • 头tóu

    head

    HSK 2

    16 strokes

  • 颠diān

    top (of the head)

    16 strokes

  • 頳chēng

    old variant of 赬|赪[cheng1]

    16 strokes

  • 颞niè

    bones of the temple (on the human head)

    16 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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