枼
yè

leaf

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Aug 3, 2026, 07:14 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Aug 3, 2026, 07:14 AM

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Depicts leaves (世) growing on top of a tree (木). Original form of 葉.

Components

世
世 Iconic component
shì generation

Depicts leaves growing on the branches of a tree.

木
木 Iconic component
mù tree

Depicts a tree.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyeplap leaf

說文解字

《說文》：“枼，楄也；枼，薄也。从木，世聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)