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叶 Ye — a top-100 surname

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Where the surname comes from

A surname meaning 'leaf', from the ancient state of Ye in today's Henan.

What the character means

Leaf; it suggests natural vitality, quiet elegance, and steady growth.

Classical source：《诗经·周南·桃夭》：其叶蓁蓁

Theme basis：叶 = leaf

Why it scores this way

Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.

Common enough that most Chinese speakers recognise it (roughly the top 100).

5 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.

People who carried this name

• Ye Shengtao — Writer and educator (1894–1988), pioneer of modern Chinese children's literature.
• Ye Ting — Renowned military commander of the Chinese revolution, first commander of the New Fourth Army, and leader of the Nanchang Uprising.
• Ye Jianying — One of the Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China, served as Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.

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