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Mandarin · pinyin yè#

leaf
page
lobe
(historical) period
classifier for small boats

Mandarin · pinyin Yè#

surname Ye

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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4 · ye4

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