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speech

is a component form of , which is a pictograph of a tongue () sticking out of a mouth.

Components

characterless component

Depicts movement of the tongue coming out of the mouth.

shé tongue
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.

speech Traditional

Component form of , which is a pictograph of a tongue () sticking out of a mouth.

Components

Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts movement of the tongue coming out of the mouth.

Iconic component
shé tongue
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode