野 yě — field, wild · English

野

yě

field, wild

At a glance · 野

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

金文、小篆有「埜」（从林从土，会意郊外），后作「野」从里予声，形声。本指郊外。隶楷作「野」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「野」本指郊外田野，引申为民间、粗野。

Structure

会意（埜）从林从土；或形声，里为意符，予为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinyě

Radical里

Strokes11

UnicodeU+91CE

Character type会意

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English field, wild The open country, field; wild, uncivilized.

Français campagne, sauvage La campagne, un champ; sauvage.

Español campo, salvaje El campo, un llano; salvaje.

العربية بريّة، وحشي بريّة أو حقل أو متوحش.

Русский поле, дикий Поле, сельская местность; дикий, нецивилизованный.

Common words

野外yě wàifield
野yěwild

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