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how to write yan(speech) in chinese

pinyinyán
radicalsStroke count7
eanglish meaningspeech; word; character; say; talk; speak

  Stroke order of the Chinese character "言" (yan)

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Basic explanations

n. (话) speech; word:

1.  
make a speech; take the floor;

2.  
a slip of the tongue;

3.  壮语
brave [proud] words;

4.  以对
have nothing to say in reply;

5.  不发
not utter a word;

6.  在先
let it be clearly understood beforehand

n. (汉语的一个字) character; word:

1.  
a poem with five characters to a line;

2.  全书近20万
It is a book of nearly 200,000 words.

n. (姓氏) a surname:

1.  友恂
Yan Youxu

v. (说) say; talk; speak:

1.  
state explicitly; clearly stipulate;

2.  知无不无不尽
say all you know and say it without reserve;

3.  自语
talk to oneself;

4.  不幸中。
The prophecy has unfortunately come true.

5.  妙在不中。
The best part lies in what is left unsaid.