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言words

words. 7 strokes. 50 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 1 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning wordsStrokes 7Characters 50Also written 讠

How to write 言

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Stroke order chart for the 言 radical — 7 strokes

The shapes it is written in

讠 in 47 characters, 言 in 3 characters. They are one radical: a part changes shape to fit where it sits in the character, and the dictionary gives every shape the same meaning.

What it tells you about a character

Of the 50 characters below, 39 are pictophonetic with 言 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 50 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 言 family

HSK 1 · 11

认rèn识shí谁shéi读dú语yǔ课kè试shì话huà请qǐng说shuō谢xiè

HSK 2 · 10

记jì词cí该gāi计jì讲jiǎng让ràng讨tǎo论lùn许xǔ言yán

HSK 3 · 11

证zhèng访fǎng谈tán议yì评píng调diào警jǐng设shè误wù订dìng训xùn

HSK 4 · 5

诚chéng译yì诗shī诉sù谓wèi

HSK 5 · 4

询xún诊zhěn详xiáng谊yì

HSK 6 · 9

诺nuò诞dàn谐xié誉yù谦qiān讯xùn谋móu谅liàng诸zhū

Words they appear in

笔(bǐ)记(jì)notes, written record
把重要的内容写下来
比(bǐ)如(rú)说(shuō)namely, that is to say
举出例子来进一步说明
笔(bǐ)记(jì)本(běn)notebook
用来写下重要内容的本子
词(cí)word, term (also: lyrics/verse)
用文字写成、可以吟唱的一段句子
词(cí)语(yǔ)words, expressions
语言中一个个可以独立使用的词
词(cí)典(diǎn)dictionary
收录了很多词语解释的工具书
的(de)话(huà)if, in that case (used after a clause)
放在假设的分句后面,表示如果这样
读(dú)音(yīn)pronunciation
一个字或词该怎么念
对(duì)话(huà)dialogue, conversation
两个人面对面地交谈
该(gāi)should, ought to
到了必须去做某件事的时刻
感(gǎn)谢(xiè)to thank, to be grateful to
用言语或行动表达谢意
计(jì)划(huà)plan, project
事先想好要怎么做的安排
计(jì)算(suàn)机(jī)computer, electronic processor
能自动处理数据的电子设备
讲(jiǎng)to speak, explain
把道理或内容说给人听