huà

speech; talk; conversation

HSK 1 #170

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 170th character
Radical ⾔ (149.6)
Strokes 8
Index # 1296
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

话 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

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Words containing 话

Word Meaning
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
malicious words; unpleasant talk
nonsense; lie; false words
nonsense; shit
interrogation; questioning (a suspect)
in other words
to make a long story short (idiom)
kind words; a good word; words spoken on sb's behalf
telephone line; telephone wire
to reply
nonsense; ridiculous talk; hogwash
speech; words; utterance
to have nothing to say (idiom)
vulgar language (esp. scatological insults)
telephone booth
foolish talk; nonsense
telephone directory
to phone sb up
to communicate a message; to pass on a story
(to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind
stage play; modern drama
public phone
a lie; untrue statement; misstatement
nonsense; crazy talk; ravings
private words; whisperings; confidences