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讲

jiǎng

to speak; to tell

A teacher explaining to a listener
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Character

讲 jiǎng

Strokes
6
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 井 well, mine shaft, pit
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 老师讲中文。 Lǎoshī jiǎng Zhōngwén. The teacher speaks Chinese.
  • 你讲得很好。 Nǐ jiǎng de hěn hǎo. You speak very well.
  • 他讲一个故事。 Tā jiǎng yí ge gùshi. He tells a story.

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