话
huà HSK1

speech

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 31, 2020, 06:30 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 31, 2020, 06:30 AM

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Simplified form of 話. Originally a phonosemantic compound, with 言 representing the meaning and 𠯑 representing the sound. Later 𠯑 was reanalyzed as 舌.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
舌
舌 Meaning component

Originally 𠯑, a phonetic component.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
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