语

yù

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

speech (讠) + phonetic 吾 = to tell, to inform

The speech radical (讠) carries the meaning: to pass words to someone. 吾 mainly provides the sound yǔ/yù and does not contribute a separate semantic layer.

讠+吾→语
吾IPhonetic
讠SpeechSemantic

父亲语我,这件事要保密。

fù qin yù wǒ, zhè jiàn shì yào bǎo mì。

Father told me that this matter must be kept secret.

他临行前语我,此去凶险,需多加小心。

tā lín xíng qián yù wǒ, cǐ qù xiōng xiǎn, xū duō jiā xiǎo xīn。

Before he set off, he let me know that the journey ahead was dangerous and I should be very careful.

Words with 语

评语

píng yǔ

comment

语调

yǔ diào

intonation

语态

yǔ tài

voice (grammar)

导语

dǎo yǔ

preamble

按语

àn yǔ

note

外来语

wài lái yǔ

loanword

汉藏语系

hàn zàng yǔ xì

Sino-Tibetan language family

波兰语

bō lán yǔ

Polish (language)

语音

yǔ yīn

speech sounds

自言自语

zì yán zì yǔ

(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize

俄语

é yǔ

Russian (language)

术语

shù yǔ

term

More characters with 讠

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