leaf

surname Ye; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats

mouth (口) + ten (十) = leaf

十 likely contributes a phonetic hint here; 口 originally evoked an opening or mouth shape. Together they form the character for leaf, though the connection is largely conventional rather than pictographic.

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MouthSemantic

秋天到了,树慢慢变黄了。

qiū tiān dào le, shù yè màn màn biàn huáng le。

Autumn has come, and the tree leaves are slowly turning yellow.

风吹过来,地上的落飞了起来。

fēng chuī guò lái, dì shàng de luò yè fēi le qǐ lái。

The wind blew over, and the fallen leaves on the ground flew up.

Words with 叶

叶轮机械

yè lún jī xiè

turbomachine

叶选平

yè xuǎn píng

Ye Xuanping (1924-2019), former Governor of Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]

叶酸

yè suān

folic acid

叶里温

yè lǐ wēn

Yerevan, capital of Armenia (Tw)

叶门

yè mén

Yemen (Tw)

阔叶

kuò yè

broad-leaved (tree)

金枝玉叶

jīn zhī yù yè

golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty

金头缝叶莺

jīn tóu fèng yè yīng

(bird species of China) mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cuculatus)

金额叶鹎

jīn é yè bēi

(bird species of China) golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons)

针叶

zhēn yè

needle-leaved (tree)

针叶林

zhēn yè lín

needle-leaved forest

针叶植物

zhēn yè zhí wù

needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)

More characters with 口