初叶 初葉
初叶 初葉 chū yè ㄔㄨ ㄧㄝˋ co1 jip6
- early part (of a decade, century etc)
- the first years
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初
- 初中 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 zung1 junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
- 初期 chū qī ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧ co1 kei4 initial stage
- 初次 chū cì ㄔㄨ ㄘˋ co1 ci3 for the first time
- 初步 chū bù ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ co1 bou6 initial
- 初等 chū děng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄥˇ co1 dang2 elementary (i.e. easy)
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- 初级 初級 chū jí ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ co1 kap1 junior
- 初衷 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 cung1 original intention
- 年初 nián chū ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ nin4 co1 beginning of the year
- 最初 zuì chū ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ zeoi3 co1 first
- 月初 yuè chū ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨ jyut6 co1 start of month
- 当初 當初 dāng chū ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ dong1 co1 at that time
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 初一 chū yī ㄔㄨ ㄧ co1 jat1 first year in junior middle school
- 初三 chū sān ㄔㄨ ㄙㄢ co1 saam1 third year in junior middle school
- 初二 chū èr ㄔㄨ ㄦˋ co1 ji6 second year in junior middle school
- 初伏 chū fú ㄔㄨ ㄈㄨˊ co1 fuk6 the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
- 初估 chū gū ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨ co1 gu2 to make a preliminary estimate
- 初冬 chū dōng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥ co1 dung1 early winter
- 初创 初創 chū chuàng ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨㄤˋ co1 cong3 startup (company, phase etc); newly established
- 初升 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ co1 sing1 rising (sun, moon etc)
叶 葉
- 中叶 中葉 zhōng yè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄝˋ zung1 jip6 mid- (e.g. mid-century)
- 树叶 樹葉 shù yè ㄕㄨˋ ㄧㄝˋ syu6 jip6 tree leaves
- 茶叶 茶葉 chá yè ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄝˋ caa4 jip6 tea
- 叶子 葉子 yè zi ㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄗ jip6 zi2 leaf
- 干叶 乾葉 gān yè ㄍㄢ ㄧㄝˋ gon1 jip6 dried leaf
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- 什叶 什葉 Shí yè ㄕˊ ㄧㄝˋ sap6 jip6 Shia (a movement in Islam)
- 刀叶 刀葉 dāo yè ㄉㄠ ㄧㄝˋ dou1 jip6 blade
- 千叶 千葉 Qiān yè ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧㄝˋ cin1 jip6 Chiba (Japanese surname, prefecture, and city)
- 叶韵 叶韻 xié yùn ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ hip6 wan5 to rhyme
- 合叶 合葉 hé yè ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄝˋ hap6 jip6 hinge
- 多叶 多葉 duō yè ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧㄝˋ do1 jip6 leafy
- 嫩叶 嫩葉 nèn yè ㄋㄣˋ ㄧㄝˋ nyun6 jip6 tender young leaves
- 子叶 子葉 zǐ yè ㄗˇ ㄧㄝˋ zi2 jip6 (botany) cotyledon; seed leaf
- 扇叶 扇葉 shàn yè ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ sin3 jip6 fan blade
- 托叶 托葉 tuō yè ㄊㄨㄛ ㄧㄝˋ tok3 jip6 stipule
- 末叶 末葉 mò yè ㄇㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ mut6 jip6 final years
- 枕叶 枕葉 zhěn yè ㄓㄣˇ ㄧㄝˋ zam2 jip6 occipital lobe
- 枝叶 枝葉 zhī yè ㄓ ㄧㄝˋ zi1 jip6 branch and leaf
- 枯叶 枯葉 kū yè ㄎㄨ ㄧㄝˋ fu1 jip6 dead leaf; withered leaf
- 柊叶 柊葉 zhōng yè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄝˋ zung1 jip6 Phrynium capitatum
Idioms with these characters
- 初出茅庐 初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 悔不当初 悔不當初 huǐ bù dāng chū ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ fui3 bat1 dong1 co1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
- 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè ㄘㄨ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˋ cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
- 梵册贝叶 梵冊貝葉 fàn cè bèi yè ㄈㄢˋ ㄘㄜˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄧㄝˋ faan6 caak3 bui3 jip6 Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture
- 根深叶茂 根深葉茂 gēn shēn yè mào ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ gan1 sam1 jip6 mau6 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
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- 金枝玉叶 金枝玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓ ㄩˋ ㄧㄝˋ gam1 zi1 juk6 jip6 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
- 落叶归根 落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ lok6 jip6 gwai1 gan1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
- 叶公好龙 葉公好龍 Yè Gōng hào lóng ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄠˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ jip6 gung1 hou3 lung4 lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)
- 叶落归根 葉落歸根 yè luò guī gēn ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ jip6 lok6 gwai1 gan1 a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
- 一叶障目 一葉障目 yī yè zhàng mù ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ jat1 jip6 zoeng3 muk6 lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
- 一叶知秋 一葉知秋 yī yè zhī qiū ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ jat1 jip6 zi1 cau1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
- 有枝有叶 有枝有葉 yǒu zhī yǒu yè ㄧㄡˇ ㄓ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ jau5 zi1 jau5 jip6 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)