语言

Character by character

• 语yǔ9 strokesHSK 1 traditional 語language, words; saying, expression
• 言yán7 strokesHSK 2words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 语言. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 英语yīng yǔHSK 2

  English (language)

• 发言fā yánHSK 3

  to make a speech; statement; utterance

• 留言liú yánHSK 6

  to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message

• 谎言huǎng yánHSK 7

  lie

• 语气yǔ qìHSK 7

  tone; manner of speaking; mood

• 语音yǔ yīnHSK 4

  speech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character; phonetic; audio; voice; (Internet) to voice chat; voice message

• 言论yán lùnHSK 7

  expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments

• 言语yán yǔHSK 5

  words; speech; (spoken) language

• 发言人fā yán rénHSK 6

  spokesperson

• 传言chuán yánHSK 6

  rumor; hearsay

• 预言yù yánHSK 7

  to predict; prophecy

• 宣言xuān yánHSK 7

  declaration; manifesto

• 话语huà yǔHSK 7

  words; speech; utterance; discourse

• 谣言yáo yánHSK 7

  rumor

• 代言人dài yán rénHSK 7

  spokesperson

• 法语fǎ yǔHSK 6

  French (language)

• 诺言nuò yánHSK 7

  promise

• 标语biāo yǔHSK 7

  written slogan; placard

• 词语cí yǔHSK 2

  word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression

• 日语rì yǔHSK 6

  Japanese language

• 外语wài yǔHSK 1

  foreign language

• 言行yán xíngHSK 7

  words and actions; what one says and what one does

• 方言fāng yánHSK 7

  topolect; dialect

• 名言míng yánHSK 7

  saying; famous remark