Chinese symbol for “language”
语言
yǔ yán
Traditional: 語言
language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for language is 语言 (yǔ yán), defined as: language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “language”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文 | wén | language; culture |
| 话 (話) | huà | dialect; language |
| 文辞 (文辭) | wén cí | language; use of words; phraseology; articles; essays; writing |
| 语 (語) | yǔ | dialect; language |
| 言语 (言語) | yán yǔ | words; speech |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 语言.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 语文 (語文) | yǔ wén | literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) |
| 而言 | ér yán | (typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 对… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ... |
| 发言 (發言) | fā yán | to make a speech; statement |
| 言论 (言論) | yán lùn | expression of opinion; views |
| 宣言 | xuān yán | declaration; manifesto |
See also: Japanese symbol for “language”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.