野

埜
yě
#843 most
frequent character
open space, field, wild, uncultivated
adjective
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

野 joins 田 field and 土 earth with 予 yǔ, which supplies the sound. It first meant the outer part around a city or town. The meaning grew to open fields, then to wild, and to uncultured or rude.

Drawn as: field; earth

野 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
墅嘢

Ask DeepSeek

Example Sentences

我们去野外露营吧。
wǒmen qù yěwài lùyíng bā 。
Let's go camping in the open wilderness.
这个地方很野，适合野餐。
zhègè dìfāng hěn yě ， shìhé yěcān 。
This place is very wild and suitable for a picnic.
他的行为有点野，不太礼貌。
tāde xíngwéi yǒudiǎn yě ， bùtài lǐmào 。
His behavior is a bit rude and not very polite.

Same Characters, Different Readings

野yě
open space, field, wild, uncultivated
野yě
open space, field, wild, uncultivated

Words with similar meanings

荒huāng
barren
This term implies a lack of cultivation, similar to 'wild'.
野生yěshēng
wild
This specifically refers to something that grows or exists in nature without human influence.
粗俗cūsú
vulgar
This aligns with the meaning of 'rude' but has a more offensive connotation.

Homophones

HSK 2
也yě
also, too
野yě
open space, field, wild, uncultivated

Words Starting With 野

野心yě xīn
ambition; wild schemes; careerism
野蛮yě mán
barbarous; uncivilized

Your word lists

Sign in to add this word to your private lists.