讠
yán

speech

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 7, 2020, 11:09 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 7, 2020, 11:09 AM

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

Components

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◎ IconicSimplified component
characterless component

Depicts movement of the tongue coming out of the mouth.

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

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