THE RADICAL SHED

The speech radical

Radical · talking, language, asking

讠

A compressed word bubble. Speaking, explaining, thanking, asking.

14 of the 72 characters that carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

说B1

说shuōto speak; to say 说话shuōhuàto speak; to talk 听说tīngshuōto hear of; it is said 说法shuōfǎway of saying; statement

话B1

打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a phone call 电话diànhuàtelephone; phone 说话shuōhuàto speak; to talk 的话dehuàgrammar particle: if

语B1

汉语HànyǔChinese language 外语wàiyǔforeign language 语言yǔyánlanguage 词语cíyǔwords; terms

识B1

认识rènshito know; to recognize 知识zhīshiknowledge 常识chángshícommon sense 意识yìshíto realize; consciousness

认B1

认识rènshito know; to recognize 认得rèndeto recognize; to know 认为rènwéito think; to believe 认真rènzhēnserious; earnest

请B1

请qǐngplease; to invite 请问qǐngwènexcuse me; may I ask 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave 请客qǐngkèto treat; to invite to dinner

课B1

课kèlesson; class 上课shàngkèto attend class 下课xiàkèto finish class 课本kèběntextbook

读B1

读dúto read 读书dúshūto read; to study 读者dúzhěreader 阅读yuèdúto read

谢B1

谢谢xièxiethank you; thanks 感谢gǎnxièto thank; gratitude 凋谢diāoxièto wither 谢绝xièjuéto refuse politely

谁B1

谁shéi/shuíwho

记B2

记得jìdeto remember 笔记bǐjìnotes; to take notes 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook; laptop 记jìto remember; to record

试B2

考试kǎoshìexam; to take an exam 试shìto try; to test 笔试bǐshìwritten exam 面试miànshìto interview; to be interviewed

诉B2

告诉gàosuto tell; to inform 投诉tóusùto lodge a complaint 起诉qǐsùto sue 倾诉qīngsùto pour out (one's heart); to confide full

词B2

词cíword 词典cídiǎndictionary 词语cíyǔwords; terms 词汇cíhuìvocabulary

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