贝叶

Traditional form:

貝葉

Pinyin (reading):

bèiyè

Definitions:

• pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

Characters:

• 贝 - sea shell; money, currency
• 叶 - leaf, page; surname

Traditional characters:

• 貝 - sea shell; money, currency
• 葉 - leaf, page; surname