讲
to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
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Dict coverage rank #1,183 U+8BB2
How 讲 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 井 (phonetic, jǐng)
How to remember it
lecture · Heisig RSH #1359
words + 井 well
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 井
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 井 (jǐng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 井 sound component | jǐng | well, mine shaft, pit |
| 进 | jìn | to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter |
| 耕 | gēng | to plow, to cultivate |
| 肼 | jǐng | hydrazine |
Words containing 讲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 五讲四美三热爱 | wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài | the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including… |
| 对讲电话 | duì jiǎng diàn huà | intercom |
| 讲不通 | jiǎng bù tōng | it does not make sense |
| 讲义气 | jiǎng yì qì | to be loyal (to one's friends); to value loyalty |
| 对讲机 | duì jiǎng jī | intercom; walkie-talkie |
| 摆事实讲道理 | bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ | present the facts and reason things out |
| 讲解员 | jiǎng jiě yuán | guide |
| 发表演讲 | fā biǎo yǎn jiǎng | to give a speech |
| 讲学 | jiǎng xué | to lecture (on branch of learning) |
| 通俗来讲 | tōng sú lái jiǎng | to put it in simple terms, ... |
| 主讲 | zhǔ jiǎng | to give a lecture; to lecture on |
| 讲道 | jiǎng dào | to preach; a sermon |
| 开讲 | kāi jiǎng | to begin a lecture; to start on a story |
| 讲理 | jiǎng lǐ | to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable |
| 严格来讲 | yán gé lái jiǎng | strictly speaking |
| 讲义 | jiǎng yì | teaching materials |
| 讲明 | jiǎng míng | to explain |
| 讲台 | jiǎng tái | variant of 講臺|讲台[jiang3 tai2] |
| 讲台 | jiǎng tái | platform; podium; rostrum; lectern; (teacher's) desk |
| 演讲家 | yǎn jiǎng jiā | orator |