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
tone of voice; topic; subject under discussion
erhua variant of huà chá
to fish for information through casual talk
to have hidden meaning; implication
speech; words; utterance
ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...
call charge
topic under discussion; thread of discussion
be that as it may
one's speaking voice; tone; implication
subject (under discussion); thread (of an argument)
topic; subject (of a talk or conversation)
speechless
it’s a long story; hard to explain briefly
frankly; to speak the truth; truth to tell
to talk nonsense; to bullshit
to speak; to talk; to say
to fail to keep to one's word; to break a promise
to keep one's promise; to mean what one says
to do as promised; to be as good as one's word
promises must be kept
to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk
to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk