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野

yě

wild

A thin cat sits in tall grass among wildflowers
Memory picture

Character

野 yě

Strokes
11
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
里 inside 予 to give
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 春天一到,路边的野花很快就开满了山坡。 Chūntiān yí dào, lùbiān de yěhuā hěn kuài jiù kāi mǎn le shānpō. As soon as spring arrives, the wild flowers by the road quickly cover the hillside.
  • 那只野猫每天晚上都来我家门口找吃的。 Nà zhī yěmāo měi tiān wǎnshang dōu lái wǒ jiā ménkǒu zhǎo chī de. That stray cat comes to my doorstep every night looking for food.
  • 他在山里采了一些野果,味道又酸又甜。 Tā zài shān lǐ cǎi le yìxiē yěguǒ, wèidào yòu suān yòu tián. He picked some wild fruit in the mountains, and it tasted both sour and sweet.

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