语言
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语言 (yǔyán) · language
语言 (yǔyán) means “language”. It is written with 2 characters: 语 (language) + 言 (words). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 语言 is built
The characters
语 yǔ · language
What 语 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 吾wú — I
- 五wǔ — five
- 二 — two strokes
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 五wǔ — five
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 吾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
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.
Questions about 语言
What does 语言 mean?
语言 (yǔyán) means “language”.
How do you pronounce 语言?
语言 is pronounced yǔyán.
Which HSK level is 语言?
语言 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 汉语HànyǔChinese language
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 词语cíyǔword
- 英语YīngyǔEnglish (language)
- 口语kǒuyǔspoken language
- 语法yǔfǎgrammar
- 语音yǔyīnpronunciation
- 成语chéngyǔidiom
- 语气yǔqìtone (of voice)
- 谜语míyǔriddle
Learn 语言 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.