语(yǔ)

HSK 19 strokesTrad. 語
Readingsyǔyù

dialect

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Character information

Pinyin
yǔ / yù
Meaning
dialect; language; speech
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
語

Origin & structure

Where 语 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠吾

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (words); 吾 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

讠yán吾wú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 语 step by step

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

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Words with 语

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

wài外yǔ语
HSK 1

foreign language

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hàn汉yǔ语
HSK 1

Chinese language

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yīng英yǔ语
HSK 2

English (language)

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cí词yǔ语
HSK 2

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)

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yǔ语yán言
HSK 2

language

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kǒu口yǔ语
HSK 4

colloquial speech

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yǔ语fǎ法
HSK 4

grammar

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yǔ语yīn音
HSK 4

speech sounds

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Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 语’s common words

外汉英词言口法音

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