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Radical · talking, language, asking

The speech radical

A compressed word bubble. Speaking, explaining, thanking, asking.

59 characters carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

话 B1

打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone call 电话diànhuàtelephone 说话shuōhuàto speak 的话dehuàif (coming after a conditional clause)

语 B1

汉语HànyǔChinese language 外语wàiyǔforeign language 语言yǔyánlanguage 词语cíyǔword (general term including monosyllables

认 B1

认识rènshito know 认得rèndeto recognize 认为rènwéito believe 认真rènzhēnconscientious

说 B1

说shuōto speak 说话shuōhuàto speak 听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said)说法shuōfǎto expound Buddhist teachings

识 B1

认识rènshito know 知识zhīshiknowledge 常识chángshícommon sense 意识yìshíconsciousness

课 B1

课kèsubject 上课shàngkèto go to class 下课xiàkèto finish class 课本kèběntextbook

请 B1

请qǐngto ask 请问qǐngwènExcuse me, may I ask...?请假qǐngjiàto request leave of absence 请客qǐngkèto give a dinner party

读 B1

读dúto read out 读书dúshūto read a book 读者dúzhěreader 阅读yuèdúto read

谢 B1

谢谢xièxieto thank 感谢gǎnxièto thank 凋谢diāoxièto wither 谢绝xièjuéto refuse politely

谁 B1

记 B2

记得jìdeto remember 笔记bǐjìto take down (in writing)笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本)记jìto record

试 B2

考试kǎoshìto take an exam 试shìto test 笔试bǐshìwritten examination 面试miànshìto be interviewed (as a candidate)

词 B2

词cíold variant of 词词典cídiǎndictionary 词语cíyǔword (general term including monosyllables 词汇cíhuìvariant of 词汇

诉 B2

告诉gàosuto tell 投诉tóusùto lodge a complaint 起诉qǐsùto sue倾诉qīngsùto say everything (that is on one's mind)