言 yán
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 言 — words, speech
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
言语
yányǔ
speech; words
Characters in this word
语 yǔ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 吾 I, my, our
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 言语要礼貌。 Yányǔ yào lǐmào. Speech should be polite.
- 他的言语温和。 Tā de yányǔ wēnhé. His words are gentle.
- 注意你的言语。 Zhùyì nǐ de yányǔ. Watch your words.
Related words
- 语言 yǔyán language
- 发言 fāyán to speak; to make a speech
- 汉语 hànyǔ Chinese (language)
- 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language
- 词语 cíyǔ word; expression
- 英语 Yīngyǔ English language
- 口语 kǒuyǔ spoken language
- 语法 yǔfǎ grammar
- 语音 yǔyīn pronunciation; voice message
- 成语 chéngyǔ idiom
- 华语 huáyǔ Chinese language
- 说法 shuōfǎ way of saying something