野

yě

field

plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral

village (里) + phonetic (予) = the wild land beyond the settlement

里 refers to a village or settled area — the wild fields and plains are simply what lies beyond that boundary. 予 lends the sound yě and does not carry the meaning here.

里+予→野
予To givePhonetic
里VillageSemantic

孩子们在野外玩了一下午。

hái zi men zài yě wài wán le yī xià wǔ。

The children played in the open fields for a whole afternoon.

这只猫从小生活在外面,已经变得很野了。

zhè zhī māo cóng xiǎo shēng huó zài wài miàn,yǐ jīng biàn de hěn yě le。

This cat has lived outside since it was small and has already become quite feral.

Words with 野

旷野

kuàng yě

wilderness

郊野

jiāo yě

open area outside the city

野人

yě rén

a savage

野外

yě wài

countryside

长野

cháng yě

Nagano (name)

撒野

sā yě

to display shockingly bad behavior

小野

xiǎo yě

Ono (Japanese surname and place name)

野生

yě shēng

wild

野狗

yě gǒu

wild dog

鹿野

lù yě

Luye or Luyeh township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan

野火

yě huǒ

wildfire

沃野

wò yě

fertile land

More characters with 里

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