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言

言
yán = y + an2
words / speech / to say / to talk
Add a new mnemonic for 言 = 亠 + 二 + 口

言 character breakdown

Component Translations
亠
tóu = t + ou2
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
Add a new mnemonic for 亠 = 丶 + 一
二
èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
Add a new mnemonic for 二 = 一
口
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Add a new mnemonic for 口 =

Characters with 言 as component

信 誉 誓 譬 警 訧 詹 這 語 設 說 計 議 論 記 該 話 請 認 許 討 調 護 詞 諾 訊 試 評 註 證 讓 譯 識 讀 謝 誌 詩 誤 訓 諸 講 詳 談 課 訪 譽 訴 誠 訂 謀 謂 譜 誕 誰 譚 詢 詠 託 謙 讚 辯 説 診 誘 謎 誼 謠 詔 諮 諜 謹 諧 訟 訶 諺 燮 謊 詐 証 諷 諭 謬 諒 譙 訥 誅 詮 訐 諫 誇 詛 誦 譴 謨 諱 謚 詭 誣 訣 諦 諏 読 謗 訝 誥 誡 詣 誹 訖 詰 謁 訛 謫 讞 譏 誨 訳 詒 詡 唁 訃 訕 訢 讒 諍 諤 諳 諴 謔 謡 讖 訇 詆 詬 詼 諶 讃 謳 謾 譁 訌 訾 詫 誾 詁 詧 諂 謩 譞 讎 諄 諗 諛 謖 譎 譔 讜 訏 詈 詎 詝 詵 誄 誑 訚 諉 諟 譖 譟 譭 霅 誆 譫 讌 爕 狺 諼 訁 訄 訑 訒 訬 訹 詀 詅 詊 詑 詖 詗 詘 詨 詶 詸 詻 詿 誂 誃 誋 誒 誖 誙 誚 誧 誯 誶 諆 諌 諐 諑 諕 諙 諝 諞 諠 諢 諵 謅 謆 謋 謌 謍 謏 謑 謦 謪 謭 謷 謼 譅 譆 譈 譊 譌 譒 譡 譩 譱 譶 譸 譹 譾 讁 讅 讆 讇 詟 讋 讏 讕 讘 讙 讟
说
說
shuō = shu + o1
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine
Add a new mnemonic for 说 = 兑 + 讠
Add a new mnemonic for 说 = 讠 + 兌
Add a new mnemonic for 說 = 言 + 兌
说
說
shuō = shu + o1
to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)
Add a new mnemonic for 说 = 兑 + 讠
Add a new mnemonic for 说 = 讠 + 兌
Add a new mnemonic for 說 = 言 + 兌

Words with 言

留言 而言 谎言 语言 预言 谣言 发言 誓言 诺言 传言 言论 言语 直言 可言 宣言 胡言乱语 遗言 流言 代言人 自言自语 发言人 言行 名言 食言 甜言蜜语 发言权 言辞 总而言之 言归正传 流言蜚语 预言家 一言不发 证言 方言 妙不可言 怨言 简而言之 格言 畅所欲言 一言难尽 箴言 沉默寡言 断言 语言学 无言 不言而喻 千言万语 寓言 真言 直言不讳 ...
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留
言
to leave a message / to leave one's comments / message
而
言
(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...

Sentences with 言

万
wàn
岁
suì
 
 
他
tā
还
hái
口
kǒu
出
chū
狂
kuáng
言
yán
 
 
自
zì
称
chēng
齐
qí
天
tiān
大
dà
圣
shèng
Your Majesty, he boastfully calls himself Great Sage the Equal of Heaven.
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