Radical 149Radical

言

yán

speech

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How it is built

言 is one of the 214 radicals: a building block of its own. See radical 149

Some notes are traditional explanations, not proven history.

Built from 言 29

Characters that use it as a direct part, most common first.

Words 2

  • 言而无信yán'ér-wúxìnbreak one's word
  • 一言一行yìyán-yìxíngevery word and deed

Sentences 0

No sentence uses 言 yet.