野

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
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Example Sentences

我们去野外野餐吧。
wǒmen qù yěwài yěcān bā 。
Let's go have a picnic in the wild.
这片野地非常漂亮。
zhè piànyě dì fēicháng piàoliàng 。
This open field is very beautiful.
他在工作中表现得很野。
tāzài gōngzuò zhōng biǎoxiàn déhěn yě 。
He behaves wildly in his work.

Same Characters, Different Readings

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

Words with similar meanings

荒huāng
wilderness
Refers more to uncultivated land, often more desolate.
野外yěwài
outdoors
Specifically refers to being outside in a natural, uncultivated area.

Homophones

HSK 2
也yě
also, too

Words Starting With 野

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

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