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Chinese Reading Practice HSK 1–6

78 graded passages with Pinyin, audio & quizzes

Everyday Chinese Conversations

Phrases by situation, with pinyin & audio

Vocabulary by Topic

Learn words through real-life situations

Chinese Character Writing

Stroke order for every character

The building blocks of Chinese characters

Character Breakdown

Split hanzi into parts, remember by story

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Radical 言 (yán) Speech – Kangxi radical 149: meaning & stroke order

HaoHSK/214 Radicals/言 Speech

Stroke order · Replay

Radical no. 149/214Common

Radical 言 – Speech

Pinyin: yán
Strokes: 7 strokes
Variants: 訁讠

Meaning

Words, speech, language, talk

Memory tipWords coming out of the mouth; on the left it becomes 讠. Characters with 讠 are almost all about speech, language and communication: 说 (speak), 话 (words), 语 (language), 读 (read), 请 (please, invite), 谢 (thank), 认识 (know someone).

HSK characters with 言 (74)

First 24 of 74, by HSK level – tap to practise writing

话huàHSK 1
读dúHSK 1
诉sùHSK 1
语yǔHSK 1
记jìHSK 1
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Other 7-stroke radicals

見See
角Horn
谷Valley
豆Bean
豕Pig
豸Badger
貝Shell
赤Red

Character Breakdown: 言

狱Prison, jail, lawsuit

角 Previous All 214 radicals Next 谷

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