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话 huà — “words, speech”
How to write and say the Chinese character 话 (huà), which means words, speech — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Everyday actions.
Pinyin · 拼音 huà
Meaning · 意思 words, speech
Strokes · 笔画 8
Radical · 部首 讠 (speech)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
话 is written with 8 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: a spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation.
A common word常用词
电话
telephone
Example sentence例句
打电话给奶奶。
Call Grandma on the phone.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.