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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiǎng

讲

讲

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say

Numbered pinyin
jiang3
English meanings
discourse, utter, talk, negotiation, make clear, negotiate, parley, pay attention to, speak, syllable, discuss, explain, tell, be particular about, explanation, interpretation, interpret, relate, discussion, stress, mouth, say, remark, verbalize

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 讠; right 井.

Meaning & sound clues

讠 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “speech”.

井 is identified as the sound component (jǐng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 讲.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰讠井

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    lǎoshī老师jiǎngkè讲课。

    The teacher gives a lesson.

  2. 02

    tā他jiǎng讲le了yī一gè个gùshi故事。

    He told a story.

  3. 03

    jiǎnghuà讲话yào要yǒu有lǐmào礼貌。

    Speak politely.

  4. 04

    bǎ把zhè这tí题jiǎng讲qīngchu清楚。

    Explain this clearly.

  5. 05

    bié别jiǎng讲xián闲huà话。

    Don't gossip.

  6. 06

    jiǎng讲wèishēng卫生hěn很zhòngyào重要。

    Hygiene matters.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 听讲
  • 演讲
  • 讲学
  • 讲座
  • 讲究
  • 讲解
  • 讲话
  • 讲课
  • 讲述