语
语
“words”
Radical: 讠
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK 1
How 语 is built — side by side
讠
Speech radical (讠) · yán zì páng
The speech radical: 说 speak, 话 words, 请 please, 谢 thank.
吾
I
I, my, our; to resist, to impede
The story behind 语
Speech (讠) + 吾 (wú, I, archaic) = language (语). What "I" speak.
💡 汉语 (Hànyǔ) = Chinese language. 英语 (Yīngyǔ) = English.
Words with 语
汉语 Hànyǔ — Chinese (language)
词语 cíyǔ — word
语言 yǔyán — language
语法 yǔ fǎ — grammar
语言 yǔ yán — language
成语 chéng yǔ — Chinese set expression
谜语 mí yǔ — riddle
语气 yǔ qì — tone
母语 mǔ yǔ — native language
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