頁 (yè)

page, sheet, leaf

Etymology

Pictograph of a head (首) on top of a person (卩). Means "head" when pronounced xié. Has unrelated meaning "leaf" when pronounced yè, due to this character being adopted as a variant form of 葉.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“頁,頭也。从,从儿。古文如此。者首字也。”

Original meaning

head

Components