羽狀複葉

简 羽状复叶 · 繁 羽狀複葉
Mandarin · pinyin yǔ zhuàng fù yè

Meanings

  1. bipinnate leaf (in phyllotaxy)
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羽
yǔ · feather, plume; wings; Kangxi radical 124
狀
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複
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葉
yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
状
zhuàng · form; appearance; shape; official
复
fù · return; repeat; repeatedly
叶
yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
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3–4–4–4 · yu3 zhuang4 fu4 ye4

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