页 (yè) is a Chinese character meaning “page”. It is written from 丆 (slanted top (horizontal plus left-falling stroke)) and 贝 (shell), one above the other, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
丆 + 贝
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode U+9875 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形笔画核验：第 1–2 笔构成 丆，第 3–6 笔构成 贝
Memory aid
A slanted cover 丆 laid over a shell 贝 — a shell-thin sheet under a cover is one page. Both parts really are in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 网页wǎng yèweb page页 = yè
- 首页shǒu yèhomepage; front page页 = yè
Go deeper
All readings
page
page; sheet; leaf (of a book)
书刊、纸张的一面；也用作页面的量词。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 网页wǎng yèweb page页 = yè
- 首页shǒu yèhomepage; front page页 = yè
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 页 mean?
页 (yè) means page; sheet; leaf (of a book).
How do you pronounce 页?
It is pronounced yè.
What parts is 页 made of?
丆 (slanted top (horizontal plus left-falling stroke)) and 贝 (shell), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+9875 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形笔画核验：第 1–2 笔构成 丆，第 3–6 笔构成 贝. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 页 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 页?
页. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 页?
Common ones are 网页 and 首页. The reading of 页 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.