语

yǔ · yù

dialect · language

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈

Same radical

说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋试

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Character Decomposition

语=讠+吾

Etymology

words

Meanings

dialect

language

speech

yǔ

(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know

yù

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Words with 语 982 total

attributive (modifier)定语dìng yǔ to inform; to tell告语gào yǔ mutter低语dī yǔ irony反语fǎn yǔ evil words · malicious talk恶语è yǔ rude words · dirty talk粗语cū yǔ concluding remarks结语jié yǔ

Idioms with 语 164 total

lit. 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 yǔ to not say a word (idiom) · to keep silent不言不语bù yán bù yǔ in a whisper · in a low voice (idiom)低声细语dī shēng xì yǔ