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Character Decomposition
语=讠+吾
Etymology
words
Meanings2 pronunciations
yǔ
dialect
language
speech
yù
(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
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Words with 语 982 total
Idioms with 语 164 total Chain
lit. half of the Analects (idiom)\ · fig. a saying praising the Analects of Confucius: mastering half of it is enough to improve one's abilities and govern the state半部论语bàn bù lún yǔlit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath · incomparable不可同日而语bù kě tóng rì ér yǔto not say a word (idiom) · to keep silent不言不语bù yán bù yǔin a whisper · in a low voice (idiom)低声细语dī shēng xì yǔ