Read Edit View history Discussion 葉 yèshèxié leaf Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 枼 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yè × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 叶 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 艹 is a component form of 艸. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 葉 Simp strokes 葉 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 葉 Simp strokes 葉 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 葉 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 384, 835 ], [ 421, 811 ], [ 452, 670 ] ], [ [ 213, 724 ], [ 236, 712 ], [ 283, 706 ], [ 523, 752 ] ], [ [ 631, 866 ], [ 655, 829 ], [ 624, 745 ], [ 588, 674 ] ], [ [ 603, 771 ], [ 653, 763 ], [ 797, 780 ], [ 831, 776 ], [ 865, 763 ] ], [ [ 110, 525 ], [ 162, 516 ], [ 442, 558 ], [ 835, 596 ], [ 885, 589 ], [ 919, 577 ] ], [ [ 459, 641 ], [ 478, 637 ], [ 498, 614 ], [ 514, 443 ] ], [ [ 649, 689 ], [ 678, 649 ], [ 646, 518 ], [ 628, 501 ] ], [ [ 528, 451 ], [ 541, 463 ], [ 619, 475 ], [ 655, 473 ], [ 674, 464 ] ], [ [ 307, 625 ], [ 354, 588 ], [ 363, 365 ], [ 405, 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31 Q 474 -2 509 -56 Q 519 -74 528 -78 Q 538 -79 544 -67 Q 556 -36 553 -6 Q 553 33 552 225 L 554 287 Z", "M 448 237 Q 388 132 175 27 Q 157 17 172 13 Q 202 4 303 48 Q 387 105 413 126 Q 453 160 479 193 Q 492 212 502 221 C 524 243 488 302 448 237 Z", "M 552 225 Q 634 134 723 50 Q 747 28 786 27 Q 858 26 932 43 Q 951 46 952 51 Q 955 58 939 63 Q 768 118 742 131 Q 724 141 562 250 C 537 267 529 250 552 225 Z" ] } 13 strokes 葉 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 384, 835 ], [ 421, 811 ], [ 452, 670 ] ], [ [ 213, 724 ], [ 236, 712 ], [ 283, 706 ], [ 523, 752 ] ], [ [ 631, 866 ], [ 655, 829 ], [ 624, 745 ], [ 588, 674 ] ], [ [ 603, 771 ], [ 653, 763 ], [ 797, 780 ], [ 831, 776 ], [ 865, 763 ] ], [ [ 110, 525 ], [ 162, 516 ], [ 442, 558 ], [ 835, 596 ], [ 885, 589 ], [ 919, 577 ] ], [ [ 459, 641 ], [ 478, 637 ], [ 498, 614 ], [ 514, 443 ] ], [ [ 649, 689 ], [ 678, 649 ], [ 646, 518 ], [ 628, 501 ] ], [ [ 528, 451 ], [ 541, 463 ], [ 619, 475 ], [ 655, 473 ], [ 674, 464 ] 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627 834 610 778 L 605 759 Q 598 734 587 704 Q 578 685 578 669 Q 579 657 593 664 Q 609 676 647 744 L 667 784 Z", "M 647 744 Q 663 743 685 746 Q 772 762 857 750 Q 870 749 875 757 Q 879 767 868 779 Q 825 815 757 799 Q 715 792 667 784 L 610 778 L 609 778 Q 584 777 601 762 Q 602 761 605 759 C 622 745 622 745 647 744 Z", "M 383 534 Q 425 543 484 547 L 525 551 Q 574 555 633 558 L 680 560 Q 711 561 905 562 Q 926 562 931 571 Q 937 583 920 597 Q 862 642 795 624 Q 750 617 695 606 L 639 597 Q 585 591 524 581 L 479 575 Q 433 571 385 564 L 329 558 Q 226 549 113 535 Q 91 534 107 515 Q 122 500 140 495 Q 162 489 179 493 Q 252 514 334 527 L 383 534 Z", "M 484 547 Q 485 537 488 526 Q 497 451 507 436 Q 511 429 518 434 Q 521 438 523 446 L 526 478 Q 526 514 525 551 L 524 581 Q 524 605 526 614 Q 530 630 521 637 Q 508 647 486 654 Q 468 658 453 649 Q 444 642 456 632 Q 460 628 463 625 Q 472 613 479 575 L 484 547 Z", "M 657 491 Q 669 527 680 560 L 695 606 Q 698 615 714 646 Q 718 653 705 669 Q 680 691 662 698 Q 650 702 642 698 Q 635 694 639 680 Q 648 659 639 597 L 633 558 Q 627 528 621 495 C 616 465 648 463 657 491 Z", "M 523 446 Q 532 445 544 447 Q 584 454 672 456 Q 682 457 683 465 Q 683 472 657 491 C 652 494 651 494 621 495 Q 617 496 612 494 Q 566 484 526 478 C 496 473 493 448 523 446 Z", "M 515 367 Q 602 385 729 375 Q 748 372 755 378 Q 761 382 756 393 Q 752 403 719 421 Q 701 431 680 427 Q 653 423 615 420 Q 510 413 408 392 Q 396 388 394 392 Q 384 398 385 419 Q 382 491 383 534 L 385 564 Q 386 577 388 584 Q 392 600 378 610 Q 353 629 320 637 Q 304 640 297 630 Q 293 623 305 607 Q 321 588 329 558 L 334 527 Q 347 424 320 366 Q 308 342 346 316 Q 358 309 371 322 Q 411 350 489 362 L 515 367 Z", "M 562 250 Q 650 260 815 261 Q 834 261 839 270 Q 845 280 828 294 Q 777 331 741 323 Q 669 307 554 287 L 503 279 Q 376 263 228 242 Q 207 239 223 223 Q 236 210 254 205 Q 275 199 290 204 Q 365 226 448 237 L 562 250 Z", "M 554 287 Q 557 336 554 339 Q 532 358 515 367 C 489 382 478 389 489 362 Q 488 359 493 352 Q 497 345 503 279 L 502 221 Q 501 205 501 183 Q 494 60 486 31 Q 474 -2 509 -56 Q 519 -74 528 -78 Q 538 -79 544 -67 Q 556 -36 553 -6 Q 553 33 552 225 L 554 287 Z", "M 448 237 Q 388 132 175 27 Q 157 17 172 13 Q 202 4 303 48 Q 387 105 413 126 Q 453 160 479 193 Q 492 212 502 221 C 524 243 488 302 448 237 Z", "M 552 225 Q 634 134 723 50 Q 747 28 786 27 Q 858 26 932 43 Q 951 46 952 51 Q 955 58 939 63 Q 768 118 742 131 Q 724 141 562 250 C 537 267 529 250 552 225 Z" ] } 13 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.