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
sarcasm; harsh words; bitter remarks
stinging words; biting words
Beijing dialect
blog drama (netspeak)
to speak honestly (idiom)
Taishanese dialect of Yue Chinese
Taiwanese Chinese (language)
(coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment)
Qihai dialect of Wu Chinese in Jiangsu, Shanghai
demoralizing talk
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
CCITT, old UN telecom standards body
international call
cheesy pick-up lines
walkie-talkie; portable radio transmitter
foreign languages
liar's dice (dice game)
Hakka dialect
collect call
collect call
conversation class
intercom
traditional solo storytelling art
a bunch of nonsense; verbose and rambling
Cantonese language