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Pinyin: yán
English Definition: words; speech; to say; to talk
Chinese Definition:
①讲,说:言说。言喻。言道。言欢。言情。言必有中(zhòng)(一说就说到点子上)。
②说的话:言论。言辞(亦作“言词”)。语言。言语。言简意赅。
③汉语的字:五言诗。七言绝句。洋洋万言。
④语助词,无义:言归于好。“言告师氏,言告言归”。
⑤姓氏。
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Ideographic: A tongue sticking out of a mouth
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ tóu ] lid, cover; head
    • Above to below
      • [ èr ] two; twice
      • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
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Example Words
语言 yán language; Classifiers:
发言 yán to make a speech; statement; utterance; Classifiers:
宣言 xuān yán declaration; manifesto
发言人 yán rén spokesperson
而言 ér yán with regard to (preceding phrase)
More: 言* | *言 | *言*
Example Sentences
1
In dreams we do things which we would never do when we're awake. We think and say things we would never think and say.
2
Three comrades spoke at the meeting.
3
But soy has been eaten in moderation for centuries, and as I said above, has not been shown to be unhealthy.
4
西
As one western banker in China says: "You have to be in this market.
5
But as a saint of our times has said, every day we are called to do small things with great love.