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言

yán

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yán · jin4 (Jyutping)

  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk

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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

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