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

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Words containing 语

Word Meaning
concluding remarks
idle gossip
to talk in one's sleep; crazy talk
quotation
honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)
sweet but false words; smooth-talking lies
meaning of words; semantic
semantics
to make sarcastic comments; sarcastic comments (idiom)
pet phrase; regularly used expression; manner of speaking
Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature
conclusion; judgment; verdict
context
irony
sign language
word order
meaning; content of speech or writing; semantic
bold, visionary words
Gaulish or Gallic (language)
to keep silent; to not say a word (idiom)
Indo-European (language)
foreign language
two-part witty saying with a missing ending
Tibetan language
predicative