讲

jiǎng

to speak

to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture

speech (讠) + sound hint (井) = to speak and explain

The speech radical (讠) carries the meaning here — words, talking, explaining. 井 mainly lends the jiǎng sound and doesn't add semantic weight.

讠+井→讲
井A well (the pictograph of a square well frame)Phonetic
讠SpeechSemantic

老师在讲一个有趣的故事。

lǎo shī zài jiǎng yī gè yǒu qù de gù shi。

The teacher is telling an interesting story.

他做事很讲效率,从不浪费时间。

tā zuò shì hěn jiǎng xiào lǜ,cóng bù làng fèi shí jiān。

He is very particular about efficiency when doing things, never wasting time.

Words with 讲

讲话

jiǎng huà

a speech

讲学

jiǎng xué

to lecture (on branch of learning)

乱讲

luàn jiǎng

to talk nonsense

通俗来讲

tōng sú lái jiǎng

to put it in simple terms, ...

逢人便讲

féng rén biàn jiǎng

to tell anybody one happens to meet

开讲

kāi jiǎng

to begin a lecture

鸡同鸭讲

jī tóng yā jiǎng

lit. chicken speaking with duck

一般来讲

yī bān lái jiǎng

generally speaking

主旨演讲

zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng

keynote speech

主讲

zhǔ jiǎng

to give a lecture

主题演讲

zhǔ tí yǎn jiǎng

keynote speech

五讲四美三热爱

wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài

the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)

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