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讠 meaning and stroke order

yán

Words, speech; to speak, to say

2 strokesRadical 讠Traditional 訁
Strokes2
Pinyinyán
ToneTone 2
Printable worksheet

How to write 讠, stroke by stroke

2 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

  1. 1
  2. 2

Meaning of 讠

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

yánsecond tone (rising)
  1. "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)
  2. see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Characters that contain 讠

Learning 讠 makes these easier to recognize and write.

说shuōto speak让ràngto yield谢xièto thank话huàdialect该gāishould诉sùto accuse谁shéiwho认rènto recognize请qǐngto ask许xǔto allow记jìto record谈tánto speak计jìto calculate试shìto test证zhèngcertificate识shíto know论lùndebate议yìto comment on

Questions about 讠

How many strokes are in 讠?

讠 is written with 2 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 讠 mean?

讠 (yán) means words, speech; to speak, to say.

How do you pronounce 讠?

讠 is pronounced yán, in the second tone (rising).

What is the traditional form of 讠?

The traditional form of 讠 is 訁. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 讠 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.