(yuē)

HSK 7-94 strokes

to speak

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yuē
Meaning
to speak; to say
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿴口一

Picture of an open 一 mouth 口

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing.

How to write step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yuē

Confucius says:

Open 子曰 page →
hàoyuē

to be named; named

Open 号曰 page →
shīyuē

a poem goes:

Open 诗曰 page →

to call by the glorified name of (idiom)

Open 美其名曰 page →

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