言

yán

noun #2,333

Meanings

Tā shì yí gè shuōdào zuòdào de rén — yán chū bì xíng.

He's a man of his word — he always follows through.

Yǔyán shì wénhuà de yí bùfen.

Language is part of culture.

Yī yán nán jìn.

It's a long story. (lit: hard to explain in one word)

usage

言 is a key radical (讠) in many speech-related characters: 说, 话, 语, 认, 讨, 论, 诉, 谢, etc. As a word: 语言 (language), 发言 (speak), 名言 (famous quote), 留言 (leave a message).

言 yán