言
言 (yán) · words
言 (yán) means “words”. It is made of 亠 + 二 + 口 and has 7 strokes.
Break 言 into its parts
What 言 is made of
- 亠 tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A tongue sticking out of a mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
言 stroke order
Example sentences with 语言
你会说几门语言？Nǐ huì shuō jǐ mén yǔyán?How many languages can you speak?
学语言要多说。Xué yǔyán yào duō shuō.To learn a language you must speak a lot.
Words with 言
- 语言yǔyánlanguage
- 发言fāyánto speak (at a meeting)
- 不言而喻bùyán'éryùit goes without saying
- 方言fāngyándialect
- 序言xùyánpreface
- 言论yánlùnspeech
- 谣言yáoyánrumour
- 预言yùyánto predict
- 寓言yùyánfable
- 总而言之zǒng'éryánzhīin short
Also built with 亠
- 亡wángdeath
- 亦yìalso
- 产chǎnto give birth
- 享xiǎngto share
- 京jīngcapital
- 亮liàngbright
- 充chōngto fill
- 六liùsix
- 夜yènight
- 市shìcity
- 弃qìto abandon
- 文wénwriting
Quick facts
| Pinyin | yán |
|---|---|
| Meaning | words |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 言 (speech, #149) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 言
What does 言 mean?
言 (yán) means “words”.
How many strokes does 言 have?
言 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 言?
The radical of 言 is 言 (yán, “speech”), Kangxi radical number 149.
What parts make up 言?
言 is made of 亠 (lid) and 二 (two strokes) and 口 (mouth).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.