yán

to say; to talk; speech

HSK 4 #355

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 355th character
Radical ⾔ (149.0)
Strokes 7
Index # 826

Definitions

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

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Words containing 言

Word Meaning
sweet talk; (idiom) sweet words; cajolery
to declare; to profess
guestbook
dissenting words
dissenting words
to make a speech; statement; utterance
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
spokesperson
the right of speech
to speak out fully; saying everything
to speak out fully; saying everything
to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words
categorical proposition (logic)
categorical proposition (logic)
to speak one's mind; to speak candidly (idiom)
to speak one's mind; to speak candidly (idiom)
Shingon Buddhism
frank; outspoken
frank; outspoken
lingua franca
lingua franca
sociolinguistics
sociolinguistics
programming language