HSK 2 · Thinking & knowing

讲话

jiǎng huà

to speak; speech

Stroke order of 讲话

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

讲 · 6 strokes 话 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Speech (讠) from the tongue (舌) lets you talk, and speech uses words (话).

Parts: 讲 speak (讠 speech + 井) + 话 words (讠 speech + 舌 tongue)

The characters in 讲话

讲 jiǎng — to speak; to explain (6 strokes)
话 huà — words; speech (8 strokes)

Example sentence

校长明天要讲话。

The principal will give a speech tomorrow.

Words with 讲

听讲to attend a lecture 讲to speak; to explain

Words with 话

话words; speech 说话to speak; to talk 电话telephone 打电话to make a phone call 笑话joke; to laugh at 笑话儿joke 普通话Mandarin 对话dialogue; conversation 的话if (at end of clause)谈话to have a talk; conversation 话剧stage play 话题topic of conversation

More words: Thinking & knowing

懂to understand 懂得to understand; to know 清楚clear; to understand 听说to hear (it said)想到to think of 想起to recall; to remember 发现to discover; to find 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 说明to explain; explanation 讲to speak; to explain 打算to plan; plan 计划plan; to plan 习惯habit; to be used to

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