语 yǔ · yù

HSK 1Character2 readings

dialect

Radical: 讠
Strokes: 9
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 讠吾
Traditional: 語
Frequency: #84 most common character

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Readings and meanings

yǔMain reading yùRare reading

yǔ

yu3Main readingHSK 1

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Words that use “语” as yǔ

外语wài yǔa foreign languageWordHSK 1 汉语hàn yǔthe Chinese language, the main language of ChinaWordHSK 1 英语yīng yǔthe English language, the language of England, America, and…WordHSK 2 词语cí yǔa word or short expressionWordHSK 2 语言yǔ yána languageWordHSK 2 口语kǒu yǔspoken languageWordHSK 4 语法yǔ fǎthe rules of a language, like how to make sentencesWordHSK 4 语音yǔ yīnthe sounds of speechWordHSK 4

yù

yu4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is yǔ.

(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

Practice writing 语

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Example sentences

我说汉语。
wǒ shuō hàn yǔ
I speak Chinese.
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英语很难。
yīng yǔ hěn nán
English is hard.
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老师教我们法语。
lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men fǎ yǔ
The teacher teaches us French.
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Same radical 讠

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说shuō 话huà 该gāi 请qǐng 认rèn 让ràng 计jì 议yì 设shè 记jì 论lùn 试shì

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