Definitions

(noun) page; leaf

Etymology

Simplified form of . Pictograph of a head () on top of a person (). Means "head" when pronounced xié. Has unrelated meaning "leaf" when pronounced yè, due to this character being adopted as a variant form of .

About

The character "页" derives from its traditional form "頁", a compound character structurally composed of "𦣻" representing a head and "儿" representing a person, reflecting its original meaning of "head" in early Chinese. Over time, its primary semantic application shifted from denoting the human head to signifying a "page" or "leaf", a transition likely influenced by the conceptual link between headtop and the top of a sheet or the use of leaves in early books. The simplified form "页" reduced the stroke count while maintaining the basic contour of the traditional character. Today, "页" consistently carries the meaning of a page in modern Chinese, whereas its ancestral sense survives only within a small set of compound characters where it serves as a semantic component related to the head.

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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请看这一

Qǐng kàn zhè yī yè.

Please look at this page.

这一有图片。

Zhè yī yè yǒu tú piàn.

This page has pictures.

加载很快。

Wǎng yè jiā zài hěn kuài.

The webpage loads quickly.

请检查码。

Qǐng jiǎn chá yè mǎ.

Please check the page numbers.

上写满了字。

Shū yè shàng xiě mǎn le zì.

The book page is filled with writing.

打开网后,请阅读内容。

Dǎ kāi wǎng yè hòu, qǐng yuè dú nèi róng.

After opening the webpage, please read the content.

这一眉有标题。

Zhè yī yè de yè méi yǒu biāo tí.

The page header of this page has a title.

在打印之前,确保脚信息正确。

Zài dǎ yìn zhī qián, què bǎo yè jiǎo xìn xī zhèng què.

Before printing, ensure that the footer information is correct.