荷叶

荷葉

héyè

noun #37,356

Measure Word

一片荷叶 piàn

Meanings

1 lotus leaf

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

用荷叶包着的米饭很香。

Yòng héyè bāo zhe de mǐfàn hěn xiāng.

Rice wrapped in lotus leaves smells fragrant.

HSK 7-9

青蛙坐在荷叶上。

Qīngwā zuò zài héyè shàng.

The frog sits on a lotus leaf.

Tips

culture

Lotus leaves are central to Chinese cuisine and aesthetics: 荷叶饭 (lotus-leaf rice) and 叫花鸡 (beggar's chicken) are wrapped in them; in poetry and painting, dewdrops on a lotus leaf symbolize purity uncorrupted by mud - 出淤泥而不染.

Stroke Order

荷 hé

叶 yè