語
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yǔ · words, language

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 語

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

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See how 語 is constructed

Switch between the accumulated form and the isolated movement of each stroke.

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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

14Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

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

言Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

Print and practise

Download a 語 writing sheet

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 語

Open a word for its full breakdown, or listen before reading the meaning.

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 語 sits in each complete thought.

Tā yǒu hěn hǎo de yīng yǔ néng lì.他有很好的英語能力。

He has a good command of English.

Source: Tatoeba #881589 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhēn de yě hěn xiǎng xué rì yǔ.我真的也很想學日語。

I really want to learn Japanese too.

Source: Tatoeba #9740372 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yào gǎi shàn yí xià nǐ de yīng yǔ.你要改善一下你的英語。

You have to polish your English.

Source: Tatoeba #338985 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de yīng yǔ yǒu hěn dà de jìn bù.他的英語有很大的進步。

He is making great progress in English.

Source: Tatoeba #795261 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de rì yǔ shuō dé hěn hǎo.他的日語說得很好。

He speaks Japanese well.

Source: Tatoeba #619726 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yàoshi huì shuō yīng yǔ jiù hǎo le.我要是會說英語就好了。

If only I could speak English!

Source: Tatoeba #5920772 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 語 in context

  1. Say yǔ, then recall the core meaning: words, language.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 語 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.