页

頁
yè
HSK 4
#1,126 most
frequent character
page, leaf
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

页 is a picture of a person with an oversized head, so its first meaning was 'head' (xié). The 'page' meaning was borrowed for its sound, and 'leaf' later grew from that.

Drawn as: person with big head

页 as a component in other characters

meaning29 characters
题领项预额顶颗颇颤顽颈颠颁颊顷颅
sound1 character
顾
picture11 characters
须顿顺烦频颜硕颂颓濒顸

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Example Sentences

这本书有五十页。
zhè běn shū yǒu wǔshí yè 。
This book has fifty pages.
请翻到下一页。
qǐng fāndào xià yī yè 。
Please turn to the next page.
我在这页上做了很多笔记。
wǒzài zhè yè shàng zuòle hěnduō bǐjì 。
I made a lot of notes on this page.

Same Characters, Different Readings

页xié
head

Words with similar meanings

纸张zhǐzhāng
paper
A more general term that can refer to any piece of paper, rather than specifically a page in a book.
栏目lánmù
section
Refers to a division in a text or publication, which can be broader than just a single page.

Homophones

叶yè
leaf, page, lobe, (historical) period
业yè
line of business, industry
液yè
(bound form) a liquid, also pr. [yi4]

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