语

yǔ

language, words; saying, expression

How to write 语, stroke by stroke

dialect; language; speech; (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know

Pictophonetic: semantic 讠 (words), phonetic 吾

Made of 讠 + 吾

英语yīng yǔEnglish (language)
语言yǔ yánlanguage
法语fǎ yǔFrench (language)
咒语zhòu yǔincantation; spell; enchantment; curse
俄语é yǔRussian (language)
语气yǔ qìtone; manner of speaking; mood
言语yán yǔwords; speech; (spoken) language
言语yán yuto speak; to tell
西班牙语xī bān yá yǔSpanish language
日语rì yǔJapanese language
语音yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character; phonetic; audio; voice; (Internet) to voice chat; voice message
双语shuāng yǔbilingual

我妈妈英语说得不太好。
wǒ mā ma yīng yǔ shuō dé bú tài hǎo 。
My mom doesn't speak English very well.
音乐是人类共通的语言。
yīn yuè shì rén lèi gòng tōng de yǔ yán 。
Music is a common speech for humanity.
他还会说俄语。
tā hái huì shuō é yǔ 。
He can speak Russian as well.
我难以用言语表达我的感情。
wǒ nán yǐ yòng yán yǔ biǎo dá wǒ de gǎn qíng 。
I find it hard to express my feelings in words.
很难在2、3年内掌握法语。
hěn nán zài 2 、 3 nián nèi zhǎng wò fǎ yǔ 。
It's quite difficult to master French in 2 or 3 years.