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xié = xi + e2
to be in harmony
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= y + e4
leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats / a surname
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How to pronounce 叶

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

叶 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shí = sh + Ø2
ten / 10
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 叶 as component

叶 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 叶

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foliage / leaf / CL:片[pian4] / (slang) marijuana / weed
leaf (CL:片[pian4]) / (slang) marijuana

Sentences with 叶

叶 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xié /

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