页

• Pinyin: yè
• Hanzi breakdown: 页 — a simplified form; originally depicted a human figure with emphasis on the head

Meaning

Page (measure word). Used to count pages of a book, document, or other printed material.

Used as both a measure word and a noun meaning 'page'. In digital contexts it also refers to web pages. Always follows a number when used as a measure word.

Examples

1. 请翻到第五页。 Please turn to page five.
2. 这本书有三百页。 This book has three hundred pages.
3. 我今天读了十页书。 I read ten pages today.

Usage Guide

Context: education, reading, everyday

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 请看第十页。(Please look at page ten.)
• 这篇文章有两页。(This article is two pages long.)

Don't Say

• 不要把'页'和'本'混用。'页'数页面，'本'数整本书。(Don't confuse 页 with 本 — 页 counts pages, 本 counts whole books)

Origin & History

页 originally depicted a human head in oracle bone script. Its meaning shifted to 'page/leaf' through the association of turning pages, similar to the Latin 'folio' from 'leaf'.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal