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title: "Yezi Meaning: 叶子 (leaf) or 椰子 (coconut)?"
description: "叶子 (traditional 葉子, yèzi) means “leaf”. Not the yezi you heard? See 椰子. Hear its tones, see what 叶 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yezi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 叶子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

叶子 yèzi

## leaf

## Its characters

1. 叶 yè leaf
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

秋天到了，树上的叶子都黄了。 Autumn has come, and the leaves on the trees have all turned yellow.

大家怕河里的鱼吃屈原，就用**叶子**包上米，放进河里，让鱼吃米，别吃屈原。

From [端午节：龙舟和粽子 · What is the Dragon Boat Festival?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-dragon-boat-festival#library-word-229-231)

[More about 叶子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%B6%E5%AD%90)

## Other words said yezi

- [椰子yēzicoconut](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A4%B0%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 叶 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [茶叶 cháyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaye)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)

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