- We have learnt the character 言 , which means speak, speech or words. It can act as a radical to form words which are related to speech or words.
- When it acts as a radical, it is called 言字旁 （ yán zì páng ） and is written as 讠.
- Here are the characters with radical 讠 that we have learnt. Some are are related to speech/word and some are not:
| Character |
Pinyin |
Meaning |
Pronunciation |
Link |
| 请 |
qǐng |
request; ask |
|
Link |
| 谢 |
xiè |
thank |
|
Link |
| 认 |
rèn |
recognize; identify; distinguish |
|
Link |
| 识 |
shí |
know |
|
Link |
| 谁 |
shuí |
who; whom; whose |
|
Link |
| 说 |
shuō |
say; speak; talk; |
|
Link |
| 讲 |
jiǎng |
speak; say; tell |
|
Link |
| 话 |
huà |
word; talk |
|
Link |
| 语 |
yǔ |
language; words; dialect |
|
Link |
| 让 |
ràng |
make allowances; give way |
|
Link |
| 读 |
dú |
read |
|
Link |
| 谈 |
tán |
talk; chat; discuss |
|
Link |
| 记 |
jì |
remember; bear in mind |
|
Link |
| 计 |
jì |
calculate |
|
Link |
| 试 |
shì |
try |
|
Link |
| 训 |
xùn |
instruct; give somebody a lecture |
|
Link |
| 该 |
gāi |
ought to be; should be |
|
Link |
| 课 |
kè |
subject |
|
Link |
| 谎 |
huǎng |
lie; falsehood |
|
Link |
| 访 |
fǎng |
call on |
|
Link |
| 调 |
diào |
transfer |
|
Link |
| 诀 |
jué |
mnemonic |
|
Link |
| 讶 |
yà |
to feel surprised; to be amazed. |
|
Link |
| 误 |
wù |
mistake |
|
Link |
| 诉 |
sù |
tell; inform |
|
Link |
| 许 |
xǔ |
praise |
|
Link |
| 议 |
yì |
opinion |
|
Link |
| 谓 |
wèi |
call |
|
Link |
| 讨 |
tǎo |
demand |
|
Link |
| 诺 |
nuò |
promise |
|
Link |
| 译 |
yì |
translate; interpret |
|
Link |
| 论 |
lùn |
essay |
|
Link |
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