言 Stroke Order

How to write 言 (yán) – words; speech; to speak

言
Pinyin
yán
Meaning
words; speech; to speak
Strokes
7
Radical
言
Components
亠二口
Level
HSK 2

💡 A tongue sticking out of a mouth 口

Step-by-Step Stroke Order of 言

言 is written with 7 strokes. The red stroke shows the stroke to write in each step.

Stroke order diagram of 言 (yán), 7 strokes, step by step

HSK 2 Words with 言

  • 语言yǔ yánlanguage

    她会说三种语言。

    tā huì shuō sān zhǒng yǔ yán

    She can speak three languages.

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Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License, LGPL), animation by Hanzi Writer.