Chinese radical:言(speak)
言 has 口(mouth)as its component. If you have already read the previous article(Chinese Radical:口), you may immediately identify that the meaning of this word relates to the mouth. Unsurprisingly, 言 as a single character means expression, but it is simplified to 讠when it is used as a radical. Chinese characters composed of it are related to different kinds of expressions.
Verbs
- 请= Please
- 请唱一首歌。 Please sing a song.
- 谢= Thank
- 谢谢你。 Thank you.
- 说= Speak
- 你会说中文吗? Could you speak Chinese?
- 谈=Talk
- 谈+论=谈论(To talk about)
- 谈+价(price)=谈价(bargain)
- 训=Rebuke
- 训+话=训话(to admonish subordinates)
- 训+斥(blame)=训斥(blame)
- 读=Read
- 读+书(book)=读书(read books or study)
- 读书+人(person)=读书人(Scholar )
- 评= Comment
- 评+论=评论(Comment)
- 评论+家( specialists)=评论家(critic)
- 论= Argue
- 论+点(Point)= 论点(Thesis)
- 论+文(Written words)= 论文(Essay)
- 诈=Cheat
- 诈+骗(Cheat)=Defraud
- 诈骗+犯(criminal)=诈骗犯 (Scammer)
Nouns
- 词=Word
- 歌(Song)+词=歌词(Lyric)
- 词+语=词语 (Word)
- 诗=Poem
- 诗+人(People)= Poet
- 史(History)+诗=史诗(Epic)
- 课=Lesson
- 课+文(written words)=课文(Text)
- 课+本(Classifier for books)=Textbook
- 语=Language
- 语+文(written words)=语文(Literature and language)