方言
Old HSK 6
方言 (fāngyán) · dialect
方言 (fāngyán) means “dialect”. It is written with 2 characters: 方 (square) + 言 (words). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 方言 is built
The characters
方 fāng · square
What 方 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
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
- 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)
Example sentences
我奶奶只会说方言。Wǒ nǎinai zhǐ huì shuō fāngyán.My grandma can only speak dialect.
中国各地的方言差别很大。Zhōngguó gèdì de fāngyán chābié hěn dà.Dialects differ greatly across China.
Questions about 方言
What does 方言 mean?
方言 (fāngyán) means “dialect”.
How do you pronounce 方言?
方言 is pronounced fāngyán.
Which HSK level is 方言?
方言 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 地方dìfangplace
- 北方běifāngthe north
- 东方dōngfāngthe east
- 方便fāngbiànconvenient
- 方便面fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles
- 方法fāngfǎmethod
- 方面fāngmiànaspect
- 方向fāngxiàngdirection
- 南方nánfāngthe south
- 西方xīfāngthe West
Learn 方言 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.