言
yán
words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
- Strokes
- 7
- Level
- HSK 2 · TOCFL Level 1
- Frequency
- No. 530
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What 言 means
words; speech; to say; to talk
Ideographic: A tongue sticking out of a mouth 口
Words with 言
- 而言ér yán(typically preceded by 就… or 对… etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 留言liú yánto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
- 谎言huǎng yánlie
- 语言yǔ yánlanguage
- 预言yù yánto predict; prophecy
- 誓言shì yánto pledge; to promise; oath; vow
- 谣言yáo yánrumor
- 发言fā yánto make a speech; statement; utterance
- 传言chuán yánrumor; hearsay
- 流言liú yánrumor; gossip; to spread rumors
- 言语yán yǔwords; speech; (spoken) language
- 言语yán yuto speak; to tell
言 in a sentence
jiǎn ér yán zhī ， wǒ bù tóng yì 。
To put it briefly, I do not agree.
nǐ huì shuō duō shǎo zhǒng yǔ yán ?
How many languages can you speak?
nǐ de yù yán chéng zhēn le 。
Your prophecy has come true.
tā tū rán fā yán le 。
All at once, he spoke out.
yáo yán bèi zhèng míng shì jiǎ de 。
The rumor turned out false.