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语yǔ, yù

language (语言, 汉语); words; saying (语录); to speak (低语)

语 is language — speech and words; read yù in the old sense to tell.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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ZDIC: 形声; the speech side carries the meaning, 吾 the sound.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

语yǔ, yù

language (语言, 汉语); words; saying (语录); to speak (低语)

语 is language — speech and words; read yù in the old sense to tell.

ZDIC: 形声; the speech side carries the meaning, 吾 the sound.

MEANING

讠yán

speech (from 言)

The simplified speech form; not a standalone page.

In 语: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

吾wú

I; my (literary)

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its sound role in 语; wú (tone 2, final u) and yǔ (tone 3, final ü) differ in tone and final.

In 语: sound Sound side per ZDIC: wú (tone 2, final u) and yǔ (tone 3, final ü) differ in tone and final; the w-/y- spellings mark zero-initial syllables, not comparable initials.

yǔTone 3
  • language (语言, 汉语)
  • words; saying (语录)
  • to speak (低语)
  • 语言yǔyánlanguage
  • 汉语hànyǔthe Chinese language
yùTone 4literary: to tell
  • (literary) to tell (不以语人)

No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.

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