语 — Chinese character
语
yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
- Pinyin
- yǔ
- Radical
- 149 ⾔ (Speech)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 讠 吾
- Formation
- pictophonetic — words; meaning component 讠; sound component 吾
- Traditional
- 語
Common words with 语
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
| 标语 (標語) | biāo yǔ | written slogan; placard |
| 言语 (言語) | yán yǔ | words; speech |
| 言语 (言語) | yán yu | to speak; to tell |
| 语文 (語文) | yǔ wén | literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) |
| 话语 (話語) | huà yǔ | words; speech |
| 语法 (語法) | yǔ fǎ | grammar; (computing) syntax |
| 语气 (語氣) | yǔ qì | tone; manner of speaking |
| 外语 (外語) | wài yǔ | foreign language; 门 (mén) |
| 词语 (詞語) | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term) |
| 术语 (術語) | shù yǔ | term; terminology |
English words written with 语
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.