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楮叶
chǔ​yè

paper mulberry leaves

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
楮叶 楮葉 chǔ​yè
paper mulberry leaves
Leaves of the paper mulberry tree (Broussonetia papyrifera)
skilful imitation
(from a story in the Liezi) Imitation that is so realistic it is indistinguishable from the original, originally referring to a jade leaf carved to look like a mulberry leaf

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