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
to speak rudely
don't say you weren't warned; final warning
don’t say I didn’t warn you; warning
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
former name of běi jīng yǔ yán dà xué Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
former name of běi jīng yǔ yán dà xué Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
assembly language
assembly language
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
Indo-European (language)
Indo-European (language)
upright and plainspoken (idiom)
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
to talk irresponsibly; to ramble; to speak incoherently
to talk irresponsibly; to ramble; to speak incoherently
classical language
classical language
felt but hard to say in words
can be felt or sensed, not put into words
just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
felt not said; grasped but hard to explain
can be felt, not put into words; ineffable