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叶 (Kangxi radical 30,口+2, 5 strokes,cangjie input口十 (RJ),composition⿰口十)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*ɦleːb): semantic 口 + phonetic 十(OC*ɡjub) – an ancient variant form of協 (OC*ɦleːb, “to cooperate”) used since antiquity.
It was later borrowed for葉 /叶 because協 /协(xié) and葉 /叶 are homophones in some varieties of NorthernWu. This usage was made official in Simplified Chinese.
| For pronunciation and definitions of叶 – see協 (“tocooperate; towork together; tocollaborate; toassist; tohelp; etc.”). (This character is an ancient variant form of協). |
| For pronunciation and definitions of叶 – see葉 (“leaf;petal;era;epoch; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of葉). |
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叶• (hyeop) (hangeul협,McCune–Reischauer hyŏp)
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