页

頁

xié, yè

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Definitions

yè (noun) page; leaf

Etymology

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

About

页 is the simplified form of 頁. The traditional character was a pictograph combining 首 (head) atop 卩 (a person), originally meaning "head" (pronounced xié). When pronounced yè, it means "leaf" (and by extension "page"), a usage unrelated to the original sense, arising from its adoption as a variant of 葉. The simplified 页 reduces strokes while keeping the overall shape, and it now serves as a radical in characters associated with the head, like 颜 (face) and 顶 (top).

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

请看这一页。

Qǐng kàn zhè yī yè.

Please look at this page.

这一页有图片。

Zhè yī yè yǒu tú piàn.

This page has pictures.

网页加载很快。

Wǎng yè jiā zài hěn kuài.

The webpage loads quickly.

请检查页码。

Qǐng jiǎn chá yè mǎ.

Please check the page numbers.

书页上写满了字。

Shū yè shàng xiě mǎn le zì.

The book page is filled with writing.

打开网页后，请阅读内容。

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

After opening the webpage, please read the content.

这一页的页眉有标题。

Zhè yī yè de yè méi yǒu biāo tí.

The page header of this page has a title.

在打印之前，确保页脚信息正确。

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

Before printing, ensure that the footer information is correct.

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Component: 页

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