yán

words, speech; speak, say

HSK 4 #355

DEFINITIONS

言 yán
  • words
  • speech
  • to say
  • to talk

STROKES

WORDS

视觉方 shì jué fāng yán (linguistics) eye dialect
視覺方 shì jué fāng yán (linguistics) eye dialect
下之意 yán xià zhī yì implication
不及義 yán bù jí yì to talk nonsense (idiom); frivolous talk
不可传 yán bù kě chuán impossible to put into words; inexpressible
不可傳 yán bù kě chuán impossible to put into words; inexpressible
不尽意 yán bù jìn yì (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
不盡意 yán bù jìn yì (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
中 yán zhòng to have one's words prove to be prophetic
之无物 yán zhī wú wù (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom); to carry no weight
之無物 yán zhī wú wù (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom); to carry no weight
傳 yán chuán to convey in words
傳身教 yán chuán shēn jiào to teach by words and example (idiom)
喻 yán yù to describe; to put into words
多语失 yán duō yǔ shī see 言多必失[yan2 duo1 bi4 shi1]
多語失 yán duō yǔ shī see 言多必失[yan2 duo1 bi4 shi1]
字旁 yán zì páng name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149); see also 訁|讠[yan2]
官 yán guān imperial censor
必信,行必果 yán bì xìn , xíng bì guǒ one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
情小說 yán qíng xiǎo shuō romantic fiction
教 yán jiào to give verbal instruction
教不如身教 yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
归于好 yán guī yú hǎo to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
歸於好 yán guī yú hǎo to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
歸正傳 yán guī zhèng zhuàn to return to the topic (idiom); to get back to the main point