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初叶

chū yè

2-character word Traditional 初葉

What 初叶 means

1. early part (of a decade, century etc)
2. the first years

The characters in 初叶

• 初chū(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early…
• 叶yèleaf; page; lobe

Sounds the same

Read chū yè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 初夜early evening; wedding night; (fig.) first sexual encounter

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