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
judge people by deeds, not just words
babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
eloquent; glib of tongue (idiom)
words of advice on parting
words of advice on parting
needless to say; it goes without saying
natural language
natural language
natural language processing, NLP
natural language processing, NLP
to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
sweet talk to deceive; smooth but false words
Mo Yan, Chinese novelist, Nobel winner
to recommend (in words); to suggest
to recommend (in words); to suggest
intimate conversation
intimate conversation
virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
empty words; false words
empty words; false words
to say one thing and do another (idiom)
to say one thing and do another (idiom)
to explain in simple terms; succinct; concise
to explain in simple terms; succinct; concise