语

语
yu3 =
yu + Ø3

dialect / language / speech | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 语

Aphrodite is seeing some language advertisement on an advertising column in the space station. She decides to paint a big mandarin colored pentagram over the language ad. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting


yu4 =
yu + Ø4

to tell to | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 语

语
=
吾
+
讠
吾
wu2 =
w + Ø2

surname Wu | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 吾

In other characters: A mandarin colored pentagram. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting


wu2 =
w + Ø2

I / my (old) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 吾

吾
=
五
+
口
五
wu3 =
w + Ø3

five / 5 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 五

A pentagram. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Martin Luther King helps Willy Walrus to construct a pentagram out of dinosaur bones inside the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

五
=
王
+
丨
王
wang2 =
w + ang2

surname Wang | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 王

wang2 =
w + ang2

king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 王

In other characters, this characters will be represented by Martin Luther King. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King.

Willy Walrus (wu-) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) just inside the entrance of the Songgwangsa (-ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him to get out by holding him a flute (一). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

wang4 =
w + ang4

to rule / to reign over | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 王

王
=
一
+
土
一
yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

王
=
一
+
土
土
tu3 =
tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 土

tu3 =
tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 土

Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station (Ø3). It's hard to do it in outer space, so he uses some dust and clay (土) to fix the two things together. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

土
=
十
+
一
十
shi2 =
sh + Ø2

ten / 10 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 十

Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing, which just arrived at the entrance of the space station (-2): A big pyramid made of ten (十) crosses (十), which are in turn made out of flutes (一) and dinosaur bones (丨). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

十
=
一
+
丨
一
yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

十
=
一
+
丨
丨
gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

土
=
十
+
一
一
yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

五
=
王
+
丨
丨
gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

吾
=
五
+
口
口
kou3 =
k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 口

口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is watching a mouth-watering mandarin in the Louvre (-ou3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

语
=
吾
+
讠
讠
yan2 =
y + an2

"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 讠

This character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column.

Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) just inside the Anchor Inn's entrance (an2). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting


Stroke order

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语 is the simplified version of 語 .

HSK level: 1

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

yu

Aphrodite - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago
Ø3

"Ø3" is happening inside the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

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about 4 years ago
Ø4

"Ø4" is happening in the bathroom of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Words with 语

汉
han4
语
yu3
Chinese language / CL:門|门[men2] (HSK level 1)
词
ci2
语
yu3
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression (HSK level 3)
语
yu3
法
fa3
grammar (HSK level 4)
语
yu3
言
yan2
language / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] (HSK level 4)
谜
mi2
语
yu3
riddle / conundrum / CL:條|条[tiao2] (HSK level 5)
语
yu3
气
qi4
tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL:個|个[ge4] (HSK level 5)
成
cheng2
语
yu3
Chinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / set expression / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4] (HSK level 5)
母
mu3
语
yu3
native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language (HSK level 6)
暗
an4
语
yu3
code word
谚
yan4
语
yu3
proverb
不
bu4
可
ke3
同
tong2
日
ri4
而
er2
语
yu3
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
甜
tian2
言
yan2
蜜
mi4
语
yu3
sweet speech and honeyed words (idiom); hypocritical flattery
法
fa3
语
yu3
French (language)
主
zhu3
语
yu3
subject (in grammar)
只
zhi3
言
yan2
片
pian4
语
yu3
just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
谓
wei4
语
yu3
(grammatical) predicate
土
tu3
语
yu3
dialect / patois
秽
hui4
语
yu3
obscene language
西
xi1
班
ban1
牙
ya2
语
yu3
Spanish language
旗
qi2
语
yu3
signal flags (for communicating between ships or army units) / semaphore
语
yu3
系
xi4
language family
用
yong4
语
yu3
choice of words / wording / phraseology / term
流
liu2
言
yan2
蜚
fei1
语
yu3
rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip / lies and slanders
俚
li3
语
yu3
slang
双
shuang1
关
guan1
语
yu3
pun / play on words / a phrase with a double meaning
语
yu3
调
diao4
intonation / CL:個|个[ge4]
耳
er3
语
yu3
to whisper in sb's ear / a whisper
外
wai4
语
yu3
foreign language / CL:門|门[men2]
结
jie2
语
yu3
concluding remarks
闲
xian2
言
yan2
闲
xian2
语
yu3
idle gossip
泰
tai4
语
yu3
Thai (language)
粤
yue4
语
yu3
Cantonese language
手
shou3
语
yu3
sign language
阿
a1
拉
la1
伯
bo2
语
yu3
Arabic (language)
私
si1
语
yu3
murmur
敬
jing4
语
yu3
honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)
引
yin3
语
yu3
quotation
语
yu3
义
yi4
meaning of words / semantic
语
yu3
义
yi4
学
xue2
semantics
呓
yi4
语
yu3
to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk

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