huà

speech; talk; conversation

Character data

Radical ⾔ (149.6)
Strokes 13
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

話 huà
  1. 1. speech
  2. 2. talk
  3. 3. conversation
  4. 4. spoken words
  5. 5. words
  6. 6. what sb said
  7. 7. language
  8. 8. dialect
  9. 9. old variant of huà
  10. 10. CL zhǒng,,,kǒu,fān

Stroke order

話 stroke order diagram

Words containing 話

Word Meaning
something to be taken up later in speech or writing
(to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind
ridiculous talk; preposterous remark
private words; whisperings; confidences
words of love; terms of endearment
to make sense
to talk in official jargon; to talk officiously
not to mince words; not to beat about the bush
to start talking
to make a telephone call
(dialect) to chat
to interrupt (sb speaking); interruption; digression
in other words
(old) to make a phone call
to get into conversation with; to talk; to send word
to leak certain information intentionally
digression
NTT; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Mandarin (common language)
Putonghua spoken proficiency test
long-term calling card (telephone)
conversation
spit it out!
to speak one's mind
Japanese (language) (old)