Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 冓 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (講)
Simplified (讲)
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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)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
讲
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
讲
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
讲
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
讲
Regular
Modern
Chinese
讲 / 講 [jiǎng]
to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasise; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
Japanese
noun
- (Buddhist) lecture meeting
- religious association
- mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
講 こう
Kō given name
講 こうさき
Kōsaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (62)
讲话 [jiǎnghuà] #1,883
a speech
演讲 [yǎnjiǎng] #2,707
lecture
来讲 [láijiǎng] #5,374
as to
讲述 [jiǎngshù] #5,721
to talk about
讲究 [jiǎngjiu] #13,174
to pay particular attention to
讲座 [jiǎngzuò] #11,086
a course of lectures
讲解 [jiǎngjiě] #15,313
to explain
对讲机 [duìjiǎngjī] #8,218
intercom
讲课 [jiǎngkè] #17,666
teach
讲台 [jiǎngtái] #15,826
platform
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JAPANESE WORDS (122)
⭐ 講義 [こうぎ] #6,027
lecture
⭐ 講師 [こうし] #10,570
speaker
⭐ 講堂 [こうどう] #15,006
auditorium
⭐ 講習 [こうしゅう] #19,762
short course
⭐ 講演 [こうえん] #20,721
lecture
⭐ 講座 [こうざ] #21,031
course (e.g. of lectures)
講じる [こうじる] #22,574
to lecture
講釈 [こうしゃく] #25,555
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.)
無礼講 [ぶれいこう] #31,760
no-holds-barred party
⭐ 講談 [こうだん] #32,708
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery
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