语
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dialect; language; speech
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #84 U+8BED
How 语 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “words”) + 吾 (phonetic, wú)
How to remember it
language · Heisig RSH #356
吾 I (literary) + words
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 吾
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 吾 (wú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吾 sound component | wú | I, my, our; to resist, to impede |
| 悟 | wù | to apprehend, to realize, to become aware |
| 晤 | wù | to meet; to interview with |
| 梧 | wú | Chinese parasol tree, Sterculia platanifolia |
| 衙 | yá | public office; official residence |
| 圄 | yǔ | prison, jail |
| 鼯 | wú | flying squirrel |
| 寤 | wù | few, scarce; empty, deserted |
| 牾 | wǔ | to gore; to oppose |
| 俉 | wú | scary; to frighten |
| 痦 | wù | spot, mole, birthmark |
| 龉 | yǔ | uneven teeth; to disagree |
| 唔 | wú | to hold in the mouth; bite |
| 浯 | wú | a river in Shandong province |
| 焐 | wù | to warm up |
Words containing 语
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一语不发 | yī yǔ bù fā | to not say a word (idiom) |
| 中心语 | zhōng xīn yǔ | qualified word |
| 马拉地语 | Mǎ lā dì yǔ | Marathi language of west India |
| 上海外国语大学 | Shàng hǎi Wài guó yǔ Dà xué | Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) |
| 西安外国语大学 | Xī ān Wài guó yǔ Dà xué | Xi'an International Studies University (XISU) |
| 不语 | bù yǔ | (literary) not to speak |
| 国语 | Guó yǔ | Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or seco… |
| 无语 | wú yǔ | to remain silent; to have nothing to say; (coll.) speechless; dumbfounded |
| 口头语 | kǒu tóu yǔ | pet phrase; regularly used expression; manner of speaking |
| 自语 | zì yǔ | to talk to oneself |
| 家语 | Jiā yǔ | The School Sayings of Confucius (abbr. for 孔子家語|孔子家语[Kong3 zi3 Jia1 yu3]) |
| 不言不语 | bù yán bù yǔ | to not say a word (idiom); to keep silent |
| 巴斯克语 | Bā sī kè yǔ | Basque (language) |
| 行语 | háng yǔ | slang; jargon; cant; lingo; patois; argot |
| 义大利语 | Yì dà lì yǔ | (Tw) Italian (language) |
| 花语 | huā yǔ | the language of flowers; symbolic meaning associated with a flower |
| 外国语 | wài guó yǔ | foreign language |
| 手语 | shǒu yǔ | sign language |
| 语气 | yǔ qì | tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 语重心长 | yǔ zhòng xīn cháng | meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom); sincere and earnest wishes |