话

話

huà

noun HSK 1 #111

Meanings

1 words
2 speech
3 language

Characters

words; speech; language

Speech radical 讠 on the left — relates to speaking

Examples

他的话很有道理。

Tā de huà hěn yǒu dàolǐ.

His words make a lot of sense.

我有几句话想对你说。

Wǒ yǒu jǐ jù huà xiǎng duì nǐ shuō.

I have a few words I want to say to you.

Tips

usage

话 appears in many common compounds: 说话 (to speak), 电话 (telephone), 普通话 (Mandarin), 笑话 (joke).

Stroke Order

话 huà