language; speech; dialect

HSK 1 #493

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 493rd character
Radical ⾔ (149.7)
Strokes 9
Index # 1707
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

语 yǔ
  1. 1. language
  2. 2. speech
  3. 3. dialect
语 yù
  1. 1. to tell to

Stroke order

语 stroke order diagram
语 stroke order animation

Words containing 语

Word Meaning
subcortical aphasia
pidgin
to speak with the eyes
direct object (grammar)
short-term phonological memory
lingua franca
sociolinguistics
parent language (linguistics); proto-language
taboo language
taboo (word); unmentionable word
Coptic language of Egyptian Christians
programming language
to whisper
to smile but say nothing
cheerful talk; talking and laughing
fortune cookie
rude words; dirty talk
Cantonese romanization
Nahuatl (language)
to chatter incessantly
Uighur language
Internet slang; netspeak; cyberspeak
Internet slang; Internet language; netspeak
to speak with others over the Internet