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Chinese symbol for “deciduous”

落叶
luò yè
Traditional: 落葉
dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deciduous is 落叶 (luò yè), defined as: dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

落 luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes
叶 yè
leaf, page; surname
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 落叶.

WordPinyinMeaning
落实 (落實)luò shípractical; workable
部落bù luòtribe
落后 (落後)luò hòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)
村落cūn luòvillage
角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
降落jiàng luòto descend; to land
茶叶 (茶葉)chá yètea; tea leaves
叶子 (葉子)yè zileaf (CL:片 (piàn)); (slang) marijuana

See also: Japanese symbol for “deciduous”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.