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
(linguistics) eye dialect
(linguistics) eye dialect
implication
to talk nonsense (idiom); frivolous talk
impossible to put into words; inexpressible
impossible to put into words; inexpressible
words cannot fully express my feelings
words cannot fully show my feelings
to have one's words prove to be prophetic
(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)
(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)
to convey in words
to teach by words and example (idiom)
to describe; to put into words
speech radical on left side of a character
imperial censor
keep your word and act with resolve
romantic fiction
to give verbal instruction
actions teach better than words
to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
to get back to the main point