话

huà

speech, talk, language; dialect

How to write 话, stroke by stroke

dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; old variant of 话

Ideographic: A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 讠 + 舌

的话de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)
电话diàn huàtelephone; phone call; phone number
说话shuō huàto speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
说实话shuō shí huàto speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
谈话tán huàto talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation
废话fèi huànonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
讲话jiǎng huàa speech; to speak; to talk; to address
笑话xiào huajoke; jest (个); to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd
话题huà tísubject (of a talk or conversation); topic
对话duì huàto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
实话shí huàtruth

我跟你说话的时候看着我！
wǒ gēn nǐ shuō huà de shí hòu kàn zhe wǒ ！
Look at me when I talk to you!
“电话响了。”“我去接。”
“ diàn huà xiǎng le 。 ” “ wǒ qù jiē 。 ”
"The phone is ringing." "I'll get it."
那是我说过的最愚蠢的话了。
nà shì wǒ shuō guò de zuì yú chǔn de huà le 。
That's the stupidest thing I've ever said.
我们小声谈话以免被人听到。
wǒ men xiǎo shēng tán huà yǐ miǎn bèi rén tīng dào 。
We talked in a low voice so as not to be heard.
仪式以他的讲话开始。
yí shì yǐ tā de jiǎng huà kāi shǐ 。
The ceremony began with his speech.