話
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huà · talk, speech

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Learn every stroke in 話

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See how 話 is constructed

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

言Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 話

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Example sentences

Notice where 話 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ yàoshi nǐ de huà wǒ shì bú huì qù de.我要是你的話我是不會去的。

If I were you, I wouldn't go.

Source: Tatoeba #10280112 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù xiǎng qù de huà bú bì qù.你不想去的話不必去。

You don't need to go unless you want to.

Source: Tatoeba #1388516 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shuō de huà bú shì zhēn de.他說的話不是真的。

What he said is not true.

Source: Tatoeba #870048 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de xiào huà xiào sǐ wǒ le.他的笑話笑死我了。

His joke killed me.

Source: Tatoeba #834563 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yào hǎohǎo jì zhù tā de huà.你要好好記住他的話。

Bear in mind what he said.

Source: Tatoeba #1194728 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiǎng zǒu de huà, xiàn zài jiù kě yǐ zǒu le.想走的話,現在就可以走了。

You can leave now if you want to.

Source: Tatoeba #14013517 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 話 in context

  1. Say huà, then recall the core meaning: talk, speech.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 話 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.