讠 — Edit Snapshot — Chinese Character Wiki

yán

speech

approved by Prismcool · Feb 12, 2024, 08:20 PM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Feb 12, 2024, 08:20 PM

Added etymology

Changed fields: hint, components, strokeDataSimp, fragmentsSimp, historicalImages

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

Components

Depicts movement of the tongue coming out of the mouth.

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 舌 than it was in ancient scripts.