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言语

Traditional: 言語

yán yǔ

HSK 3.0 · 5

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yán yǔ · jin4 jyu5 (Jyutping)

  1. words
  2. speech
  3. (spoken) language

yán yu · jin4 jyu5 (Jyutping)

  1. to speak
  2. to tell

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

言

Meaning
words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
Radical
言
Strokes
7
Components
⿱亠⿱二口
Cangjie
YMMR
Four-corner
0060.1

语

Meaning
language, words; saying, expression
Radical
讠
Strokes
9
Components
⿰讠吾
Cangjie
IVMMR
Four-corner
3176

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