Chinese symbol for “speech”
讲话
jiǎng huà
Traditional: 講話
a speech; to speak; to talk; to address
The closest CC-CEDICT match for speech is 讲话 (jiǎng huà), defined as: a speech; to speak; to talk; to address; 个 (gè).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “speech”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 演说 (演說) | yǎn shuō | speech; to deliver a speech |
| 话 (話) | huà | dialect; language |
| 报告 (報告) | bào gào | to inform; to report |
| 讲 (講) | jiǎng | to speak; to explain |
| 语 (語) | yǔ | dialect; language |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 讲话.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 演讲 (演講) | yǎn jiǎng | to give a lecture; to make a speech |
| 讲述 (講述) | jiǎng shù | to talk about; to narrate; to give an account |
| 讲座 (講座) | jiǎng zuò | course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position) |
| 来讲 (來講) | lái jiǎng | as to; considering |
| 讲究 (講究) | jiǎng jiu | to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality |
| 电话 (電話) | diàn huà | telephone; measure word: 部 (bù) |
| 的话 (的話) | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 说话 (說話) | shuō huà | to speak; to say |
See also: Japanese symbol for “speech”.
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.