huà

old variant of 話|话[hua4]

speech (讠) + tongue (舌) = spoken words

Speech begins with the tongue shaping sound into words. The speech radical anchors the meaning of language, while the tongue grounds it in the physical act of speaking.

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TongueSemantic
SpeechSemantic

Words with 话

博客话剧

bó kè huà jù

blog drama (netspeak)

通话

tōng huà

to hold a conversation

逸话

yì huà

rumor

过头话

guò tóu huà

exaggeration

那话儿

nà huà r

genitalia

丑话

chǒu huà

ugly talk

丑话说在前头

chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou

let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank

重话

zhòng huà

harsh words

金瓶梅词话

jīn píng méi cí huà

Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content

长话短说

cháng huà duǎn shuō

(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief

长途话费

cháng tú huà fèi

(telephony) long-distance call charge

长途电话

cháng tú diàn huà

long-distance phone call

More characters with 讠