Learn a Chinese Character - 野 (yě) - Wilderness

1. Character Basics (基本信息)

Radical: 里 (The "li" radical, related to fields)

Stroke Count: 11 (Eleven strokes)

Character Decomposition: 里 + 予 (The combination of "li" meaning fields and "yu" which has its own phonetic and semantic features in this context, together representing the concept of wilderness)

Stroke Order:

2. Pronunciation (发音)

Pinyin: yě (Third tone)

3. Meaning (含义)

野 mainly means wilderness, field, or outdoors. It can also imply something wild, unrestrained, or not domesticated. (“野”主要表示荒野、野外或户外，也可表示野生的、不受约束的或未驯化的事物。)

4. Common Words (常用词汇)

• 野外 (yě wài) - Outdoors; in the wild
• 野兽 (yě shòu) - Wild animal
• 野心 (yě xīn) - Ambition; wild aspiration

5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)

野 can be used as a noun, referring to the wilderness or outdoors. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something as wild or unrestrained. (“野”可作名词，指荒野或户外；也可作形容词，形容事物是野生的或不受约束的。)

6. Cultural Background (文化背景)

In Chinese culture, the concept of 野 is often associated with nature, freedom, and the untamed. It appears in many idioms and cultural expressions. (在中国文化中，“野”的概念常与自然、自由和未被驯服的事物相关联，它出现在许多成语和文化表达中。)

7. Example Sentence (例句)

8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)

You can remember 野 by thinking that the "li" part represents fields, and the "yu" part adds a sense of something beyond the normal, which together forms the concept of wilderness. (你可以这样记忆“野”，“里”代表田野，“予”给人一种超出常规的感觉，合起来就是荒野的概念。)