葉	250A05   20A.01-2	部居	畫數  13	ㄧㄝˋ [ye4]  (*ㄕㄜˋ [she4] ).
N	(1)  A leaf (of plant): 楓葉，紅葉 maple leaf; 荷葉 lotus leaf; 葉落歸根 what comes from the soil will return to the soil; 葉落知秋 or 一葉知秋 one falling leaf is indicative of the coming of autumn－everything is part of a whole; (fig.) of a boat in landscape: 一葉扁舟. (2)  A petal: 千葉 a composite flower (of many petals). (3)  U.f. 頁 a leaf in a book. (4)  (Related to 世) a generation: 中葉 (＝中世) middle of a dynasty; 末葉 end of a century, regime, or dynasty.. (5)  A surname. (6)  (*[she4]) (Related to 世) name of a county: 葉縣.
Words	1.葉柄 [ye4bing3], n., (bot.) petiole.  2.葉黃素 [ye4huang2su4], n., (bot.) xanthophyll.  3.葉針 [ye4zhen1], n., (bot.) needle (as pine needle).  4.葉尖 [ye4jian1], n., (bot.) apex of leaf.  5.葉筋 [ye4jin1], n., leaf veins.  6.葉綠素 [ye4lu4su4], n., (bot.) chlorophyll.  7.葉脈 [ye4mo4], n., leaf veins.  8.葉肉 [ye4rou4], n., (bot.) mesophyll.  9.葉身 [ye4shen1], n., (bot.) leaf blade.  10.葉序 [ye4xU4], n., (bot.) leaf cycle.  11.葉子 [ye4zi0], n., a leaf; 葉子戲 game of cards; 葉子煙 formerly, cut leaf tobacco for pipe.