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speech 言
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| Explanation |
Sound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word. As radical typically simplified as: 讠.
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Used in these characters:
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信
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to trust, to believe, letter, mail
xìn
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亻
讠
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Left: person 亻/人, right: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口)
This person and his words are trustworthy.
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言
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| words, speech, to say, to talk
yán
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言
讠
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Sound waves out of a mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word (As radical simplified to 讠)
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警
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to alert, to warn, police
jǐng
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敬
讠
言
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Top: respect 敬 (When a plant 艹 speaks a sentence 句, it is a strike 攵 of respect), bottom: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口)
With respectful words: the police is warning.
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誓
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| oath, vow, to swear, to pledge
shì
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折
言
讠
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Top: to break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 can make things break.), bottom: word 言
(The ritual of an ancient warrior tribe?) Put your hand on the axe and speak the words: This is my oath.
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譬
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| analogy, metaphor, simile, give an example
pì
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辟
言
讠
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Top: anal penetration, torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口, needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture), bottom: word 言 (Sound waves out of a mouth 口)
The anal penetration is in my words only an analogy.
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誉
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| reputation, honor, credit
yù
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兴
讠
言
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Top: flourish 兴 (flowers  on a low table  ), below: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口)
Flourishing words give you: reputation.
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詹
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JLPT no HSK |
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| verbose, excellent
zhān
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讠
詹
言
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From top: looking upwards 厃, eight 八 and word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口)
Who, when looking upwards, is using eight words, is verbose.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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At the page you get the memory phrases for learning the Chinese Hanzi. If you are learning the Japanese kanji, please follow this link. |
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