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
to make sense
to talk in official jargon; to talk officiously
not to mince words; not to beat about the bush
to start talking
(dialect) to chat
(old) to make a phone call
to leak certain information intentionally
digression
NTT; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Putonghua Proficiency Test
long-term calling card (telephone)
spit it out!
to speak one's mind
Japanese (language) (old)
Jianghuai Mandarin
foreign language (esp. Western)
filthy mouthed; to pour out obscenities
(of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
to talk endlessly on the phone
joking; playful talk
ready-made phrase; unhelpful comment
free verse in the vernacular
to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself
Truth or Dare (game); The Moment of Truth (TV show)