Read Edit View history 语 yǔyù HSK1 language Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 語. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 吾 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yǔ × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 語 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 讠 is a component form of 言. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 语 Simp strokes 语 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 语 Simp strokes 语 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 语 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 235, 775 ], [ 329, 722 ], [ 353, 688 ] ], [ [ 46, 444 ], [ 87, 438 ], [ 149, 456 ], [ 241, 496 ], [ 279, 495 ], [ 288, 480 ], [ 256, 181 ], [ 264, 143 ], [ 304, 154 ], [ 404, 238 ] ], [ [ 491, 711 ], [ 536, 703 ], [ 575, 705 ], [ 763, 744 ], [ 808, 742 ] ], [ [ 581, 678 ], [ 615, 651 ], [ 571, 416 ], [ 552, 392 ] ], [ [ 474, 538 ], [ 518, 535 ], [ 708, 574 ], [ 735, 569 ], [ 762, 543 ], [ 731, 438 ], [ 703, 412 ] ], [ [ 361, 352 ], [ 417, 345 ], [ 511, 363 ], [ 844, 403 ], [ 878, 402 ], [ 931, 388 ] ], [ [ 463, 264 ], [ 495, 234 ], [ 532, 12 ] ], [ [ 527, 257 ], [ 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52 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.