叶子
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
叶子 (yèzi) · leaf
叶子 (yèzi) means “leaf”. It is written with 2 characters: 叶 (leaf) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 叶子 is built
The characters
叶 yè · leaf
What 叶 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
秋天的叶子是黄色的。Qiūtiān de yèzi shì huángsè de.Leaves are yellow in autumn.
这片叶子真大！Zhè piàn yèzi zhēn dà!This leaf is so big!
Questions about 叶子
What does 叶子 mean?
叶子 (yèzi) means “leaf”.
How do you pronounce 叶子?
叶子 is pronounced yèzi.
Which HSK level is 叶子?
叶子 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 茶叶cháyètea leaves
- 树叶shùyèleaves (of a tree)
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
Learn 叶子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 62: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.