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
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
to keep silent; to not say a word (idiom)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
five-character four-line poem form
five-character, four-line Chinese poem form
to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
everyone comments disapprovingly (idiom)
everyone comments disapprovingly (idiom)
tongues are wagging (idiom)
constructed language; artificial language
constructed language; artificial language
kind words that benefit everyone
speak up for justice; defend what is right
to endorse; to be a spokesperson
reject ideas because of who said them
reject ideas because you dislike the speaker
use one’s word over law; rule by personal will