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yǔ

words, language; saying, expression

🔤 Pictophonetic: 讠 (words) provides meaning, 吾 provides pronunciation

HSK 1 9 strokes Very Common (5%)

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讠

yán

words, speech; to speak, to say

吾

wú

I, my, our; to resist, to impede

⿰讠吾 i

Stroke Order

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yán

讠

words, speech; to speak, to say

2 strokes

wú

吾

I, my, our; to resist, to impede

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 五 provides pronunciation

7 strokes

wǔ

五

five; surname

💡 Ideographic: Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一

4 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 语 (470)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

汉语 ↗

Hànyǔ

Chinese language / CL:[[門|门<mén>]]

Hànyǔ

汉语 ↗

HSK 1

Chinese language / CL:[[門|门<mén>]]

词语 ↗

cíyǔ

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression

cíyǔ

词语 ↗

HSK 4

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression

language / CL:[[門|门<mén>]], [[種|种<zhǒng>]]

yǔyán

语言 ↗

HSK 4

language / CL:[[門|门<mén>]], [[種|种<zhǒng>]]

语气 ↗

yǔqì

tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]

yǔqì

语气 ↗

HSK 5

tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]

成语 ↗

chéngyǔ

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<tiáo>]], [[本<běn>]], [[句<jù>]]

riddle / conundrum / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]]

míyǔ

谜语 ↗

HSK 6

riddle / conundrum / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]]

母语 ↗

mǔyǔ

native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language

mǔyǔ

母语 ↗

HSK 6

native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language

语 ↗

yǔ

dialect / language / speech

yǔ

语 ↗

dialect / language / speech

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