Spot 讠
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Meaning clue
讠 component
yán · speech; language
A simplified side form of 言 used in characters about speaking, language, requests, and explanation.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 讠
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Use the meaning clue
Use 讠 to guess the broad meaning area: speech; language.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue讠Meaning clue
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Treat 讠 as the conversation clue and check what the other component adds.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 讠 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
说=
+兑
让=
+上
该=
+亥
谁=
+隹
话=
+舌
请=
+青
讲=
+井
谈=
+炎
试=
+式
读=
+卖
记=
+己
调=
+周
More characters to try
Open any character for animation, writing feedback, examples, and a printable worksheet.
课kè词cí证zhèng许xǔ设shè诗shī计jì订dìng认rèn罚fá讨tǎo误wù谱pǔ训xùn评píng谜mí辩biàn识shí议yì译yì讣fù讥jī讧hòng讦jié讫qì讪shàn讬tuō讯xùn讹é访fǎng讽fěng讳huì讵jù诀jué论lùn讷nè讴ōu讼sòng讶yà诋dǐ诂gǔ诃hē诎qū诉sù诒yí诈zhà诏zhào诊zhěn诌zhōu诅zǔ诧chà诚chéng诞dàn诟gòu诖guà诡guǐ诙huī诨hùn诘jí诓kuāng诔lěi诠quán诜shēn详xiáng诩xǔ询xún诣yì诤zhēng诛zhū诶éi诰gào诲huì诫jiè诳kuáng诮qiào诵sòng诬wū诱yòu语yǔ狱yù谄chǎn诽fěi谅liàng诺nuò谂shěn谇suì诿wěi谊yì谀yú诸zhū谆zhūn诼zhuó诹zōu谙ān谗chán谌chén谛dì谍dié谔è谎huǎng谏jiàn谋móu谝piǎn谓wèi谐xié谖xuān谑xuè谚yàn谒yè谕yù谘zī谤bàng谠dǎng谧mì谟mó谦qiān谥shì谡sù谢xiè谣yáo谫jiǎn谨jǐn谩mán谬miù谪zhé谲jué谰lán谯qiáo谭tán谮zèn谴qiǎn谳yàn谵zhān雠chóu谶chèn
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 讠 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
打电话dǎdiànhuà
to make a telephone call
HSK 3.0 · L1电话diànhuàtelephone
HSK 3.0 · L1读dúto read out
HSK 3.0 · L1读书dúshūto read a book
HSK 3.0 · L1课kèsubject
HSK 3.0 · L1请qǐngto ask
HSK 3.0 · L1请问qǐngwènExcuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 3.0 · L1认识rènshito know
HSK 3.0 · L1上课shàngkèto go to class
HSK 3.0 · L1谁shéi/shuíwho
HSK 3.0 · L1说shuōto speak
HSK 3.0 · L1说话shuōhuàto speak
HSK 3.0 · L1