Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 𠯑 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (話)
𠯑 Phonetic component
guā block the mouth
to block the mouth
Modern form looks like 舌.
View phonetic series →Simplified (话)
𠯑 Phonetic component
guā block the mouth
to block the mouth
Modern form looks like 舌.
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諙 dialect唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
話
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
話
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
話
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
話
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
話
Regular
Modern
Chinese
话 / 話 [huà]
dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhǒng],席[xí],句[jù],口[kǒu],番[fān]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
話 はすいけ
Hasuike unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
电话 [diànhuà] #219
telephone
说话 [shuōhuà] #383
to speak
打电话 [dǎdiànhuà] #314
to make a telephone call
讲话 [jiǎnghuà] #1,883
a speech
话题 [huàtí] #2,275
subject (of a talk or conversation)
话说 [huàshuō] #7,028
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
谈话 [tánhuà] #1,393
to talk (with sb)
对话 [duìhuà] #3,080
dialogue
一句话 [yījùhuà] #2,759
in a word
实话 [shíhuà] #1,540
truth
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 話 [はなし] #95
talk
⭐ 話す [はなす] #163
to talk
⭐ 会話 [かいわ] #734
conversation
話をする [はなしをする] #816
to have a talk
⭐ お話 [おはなし] #1,148
story
⭐ 電話 [でんわ] #1,411
telephone call
⭐ 話しかける [はなしかける] #1,491
to address (someone)
⭐ 話題 [わだい] #1,720
topic
⭐ お世話になる [おせわになる] #2,387
to receive favor
⭐ 話し合う [はなしあう] #2,544
to discuss
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