闊葉

简 阔叶 · 繁 闊葉
Mandarin · pinyin kuò yè

Meanings

  1. broad-leaved (tree)
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闊
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葉
yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
阔
kuò · broad, ample, wide; be apart
叶
yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
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4–4 · kuo4 ye4

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