讠
This component represents speech · Kangxi radical 149 · variant of 言
This component represents speech, language, or words.
Originally depicted a mouth with sound lines or breath coming out, symbolizing the act of speaking. The simplified form 讠 retains the essence of the original 言 character, which showed a tongue in a mouth producing speech.
讠 at a glance
- Meaning
- This component represents speech
- Strokes
- 2
- Characters
- 147
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 149
- Variant of
- 言
Characters with 讠 (120 of 147)
HSK 4 · 13
HSK 5 · 10
订dìng · to agree训xùn · to teach; to train; to admonish讯xùn · (bound form) to ask; to inquire讽fěng · to satirize设shè · to set up; to put in place诊zhěn · to examine or treat medically诗shī · abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs询xún · to ask about罚fá · to punish; to penalize; to fine谓wèi · to speak
HSK 6 · 19
讥jī · to ridicule讳huì · to avoid mentioning讼sòng · litigation讶yà · astounded诈zhà · to cheat诧chà · to be surprised诞dàn · birth诫jiè · commandment诵sòng · to read aloud诬wū · to accuse falsely诱yòu · (literary) to induce; to entice狱yù · prison诽fěi · slander诺nuò · to consent诸zhū · all谍dié · to spy谎huǎng · lies谋móu · to plan谐xié · (bound form) harmonious
Beyond HSK · 64
讣fù · to report a bereavement讧hòng · strife讦jié · to accuse讫qì · finished讪shàn · to mock讬tuō · nonstandard simplified variant of 託|托[tuo1]讹é · variant of 訛|讹[e2]讵jù · how (interj. of surprise)诀jué · to bid farewell论lún · abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)讷nè · to speak slowly讴ōu · to sing诋dǐ · to defame诂gǔ · to comment诃hē · to scold诎qū · to bend诒yí · (archaic) to present诏zhào · (literary) to admonish诌zhōu · to make up (a story)诅zǔ · curse诟gòu · disgrace诖guà · to deceive诡guǐ · (bound form) sly; crafty诙huī · whimsical诨hùn · jest诘jié · (bound form) to question closely; to interrogate诓kuāng · to mislead诔lěi · to eulogize the dead诠quán · to explain诜shēn · to inform诩xǔ · to brag诣yì · to go (to visit a superior)诤zhèng · to admonish诛zhū · to put (a criminal) to death诶éi · variant of 欸[ei2]诰gào · to enjoin诲huì · to teach诳kuáng · to deceive; to dupe诮qiào · ridicule说shuì · to persuade语yù · (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know谄chǎn · to flatter调diào · to transfer读dòu · comma谂shěn · to know谇suì · abuse诿wěi · to shirk谀yú · to flatter谆zhūn · repeatedly (in giving advice)诼zhuó · to complain诹zōu · to choose谙ān · to be versed in谗chán · to slander谌chén · faithful谛dì · to examine谔è · honest speech谏jiàn · to remonstrate谜mèi · see 謎兒|谜儿[mei4 r5], riddle谝piǎn · to brag谖xuān · to deceive谑xuè · joy谚yàn · proverb谒yè · to visit (a superior)谕yù · order (from above)
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 讠 mean?
讠 means "This component represents speech". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 讠?
147 characters in this dictionary contain 讠, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
Is 讠 a radical?
Yes — 讠 is Kangxi radical 149, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 讠 have?
讠 is written in 2 strokes.