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业

Traditional: 業

yè

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

yè · jip6 (Jyutping)

  1. line of business
  2. industry
  3. occupation
  4. job
  5. employment
  6. school studies
  7. enterprise
  8. property
  9. (Buddhism) karma
  10. deed
  11. to engage in
  12. already
  13. surname Ye

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

业

Meaning
profession, business; GB radical 111
Radical
一
Strokes
5
Components
⿱?一
Cangjie
TC
Four-corner
3210

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