话

話
huà
#170 most
frequent character
word, words
noun
Measure words:种 zhǒng,席 xí,句 jù,口 kǒu,番 fān

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

话 has 讠 speech as its meaning part and 舌 guā as its sound part. Here 舌 is guā, not the usual shé. It first meant 'words, language', and from there grew 'to talk, chat'.

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Example Sentences

我会说很多话。
wǒ huìshuō hěnduō huà 。
I can speak a lot of words.
他说的话很有意思。
tā shuō dehuà hěn yǒuyìsī 。
The words he said are very interesting.
你能把这句话翻译成英文吗？
nǐ néng bǎ zhè jù huà fānyì chéng yīngwén ma ？
Can you translate this sentence into English?

Words with similar meanings

言辞yáncí
expression
A more formal term referring to words or expressions used in speech.
言语yányǔ
speech
Refers to spoken words but often emphasizes the manner of speaking.

Words Starting With 话

话题huà tí
subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
话筒huà tǒng
microphone

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