言 yán
言 (yán) is a Chinese character with 7 strokes, taught at HSK level 2. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.
Meaning
言 means speech / to say in English.
| English | speech / to say |
|---|---|
| Spanish | palabra / decir |
| Portuguese | palavra / dizer |
| French | parole / dire |
| German | Wort / sagen |
| Italian | parola / dire |
| Russian | слово / говорить |
| Arabic | كلام / يقول |
| Hindi | वचन / कहना |
| Indonesian | kata / berkata |
| Vietnamese | lời / nói |
| Japanese | 言 |
| Korean | 말 / 말하다 |
Stroke order
Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 言 loaded.
Characters at the same level
This browser has no speech synthesis, so the ▶ buttons stay silent. Everything else works — Chrome, Edge and Safari can read the sounds aloud.