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CHINESE CHARACTER

讠 (yán): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
HSK —2 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

讠 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 讠.

Visible components

讠 is decomposed as ⿻??.

STROKES · 2

Write 讠 in 2 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

FAQ

What does 讠 (yán) mean in Chinese?

words, speech; to speak, to say

How do you write 讠 in stroke order?

讠 has 2 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 讠?

讠 is the radical in 讠. It is the speech side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 讠?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.