野 yě wild
wild; field; open country
How it came to be
A measured village plot, with the bestow block beside it for the sound. It names the land past the last field: open country, which is why it also means wild.
How it is used
- Open country / wild, uncultivated. 野外 (yěwài) the outdoors, 野生 (yěshēng) wild (野生动物 wild animals), 田野 (tiányě) fields.
- Figuratively unrestrained or untamed: 野心 (yěxīn) ambition (often negative), 野蛮 (yěmán) barbaric, 撒野 (sāyě) to run wild. Also 视野 (shìyě) field of vision/outlook.
Characters built with 野
Words with 野
Example sentences
- 野外的空气真好。 Yěwài de kōngqì zhēn hǎo.The air in the countryside is really good.