羽状复叶 yǔzhuàngfùyè pinnate compound leaf Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 羽 yǔ noun feather (bound form) feather; plume状 狀 zhuàng affixnoun shape (bound form) appearance; form; shape复叶 複葉 fùyè compound leaf A single leaf whose blade is divided into several distinct leaflets, as seen in the 掌状复叶 zhǎngzhuàngfùyè, 三出复叶 sānchūfùyè, and 羽状复叶 yǔzhuàngfùyè types.