发言 (fāyán) · to speak (at a meeting)

发言 (fāyán) means “to speak (at a meeting); speech”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 言 (words). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 发言 is built

The characters

发 fā · to send

What 发 is made of

又yòu — (once) again

言 yán · words

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

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)

Example sentences

今天谁想先发言？Jīntiān shéi xiǎng xiān fāyán?Who wants to speak first today?

他在会上发言了。Tā zài huì shàng fāyán le.He spoke at the meeting.

Questions about 发言

What does 发言 mean?

发言 (fāyán) means “to speak (at a meeting); speech”.

How do you pronounce 发言?

发言 is pronounced fāyán.

Which HSK level is 发言?

发言 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

Related words

Learn 发言 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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