言 yán

1. yán verb to speak; to say; said
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 言 means 说. For example, 自言自语 'talk to oneself' (CCI p. 24; GHC '言' 1, 2; Kroll 2015 '言' 1)
2. yán noun language; talk; words; utterance; speech
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, in literary Chinese, 忠言逆耳 'honest advice, [although] unpleasant to the ear[, induces good conduct]', from Han Feizi's Wai Chu Shuo Zuo Shang (DCP 'Z137'; Kroll 2015 '言' 2).
3. yán noun Kangxi radical 149
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: To speak (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
4. yán particle a particle with no meaning
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (GHC '言' 5; Kroll 2015 '言' 3)
5. yán noun phrase; sentence
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '言' 2a)
6. yán noun a word; a syllable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '言' 4; Kroll 2015 '言' 2b)
7. yán noun a theory; a doctrine
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 学说 (GHC '言' 3; Kroll 2015 '言' 4)
8. yán verb to regard as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '言' 5)
9. yán verb to act as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '言' 5a)

Contained in

• 出言 to speak
• 言行不符 to say one thing and do another
• 方言 dialect ; Fangyan; Dictionary of Dialectal Words ; to speak
• 污言秽语(污言穢語) filthy speech; obscenities
• 三言两句(三言兩句) in a few words; expressed succinctly
• 语言誓约(語言誓約) language pledge (to speak only the target language in a language school)
• 谰言(讕言) slander; calumny; to accuse unjustly
• 一言蔽之 all embraced in one saying
• 溢于言表(溢於言表) to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
• 无稽之言(無稽之言) unfounded accusations
• 语言能力(語言能力) verbal ability
• 真言 true words ; an incantation
• 抗言谈在昔(抗言談在昔) with brave words discuss the things of old
• 书写语言(書寫語言) written language
• 古典语言(古典語言) classical language
• 赠言(贈言) words of advice
• 苦不堪言 to suffer unspeakable misery; indescribably painful; hellish
• 异言(異言) dissenting words ; a language other than the native language of the speaker
• 一言不发(一言不發) to not say a word
• 记言(記言) to record a conversation
• 食言 to eat one's words; to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege; unsworn testimony
• 自言自语(自言自語) talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
• 隐忍不言(隱忍不言) to keep one's emotions inside oneself; to restrain one's emotions
• 宣言 declaration; manifesto ; to say publicly; to give an opinion
• 疾言 hasty speech
• 代言 to be a spokesperson; to be an ambassador (for a brand); to endorse
• 狂言 ravings; delirious utterances ; kyōgen
• 不言不语(不言不語) to not say a word; to be silent
• 换言之(換言之) in other words
• 言行相顾(言行相顧) words and actions are consistent with each other
• 不法之言 words that are not exemplary
• 世界人权宣言(世界人權宣言) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• 讳言(諱言) to avoid mentioning as a taboo ; to refuse; to decline
• 言寡尤，行寡悔 few mistakes in words and few occasions for regret of conduct
• 正言 frank words
• 诤言(諍言) to reprove; forthright admonition
• 忠言 loyal advice; sincere advice

Also contained in

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Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷三十二 Scroll 32 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 298
• 《言部》 Yán Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 276
• 卷三十三 Scroll 33 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 224
• 卷十七 Scroll 17 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 203
• 卷一百九十六 列傳第八十四 張璁 桂萼 方獻夫 夏言 Volume 196 Biographies 84: Zhang Cong, Gui E, Fang Xianfu, Xia Yan History of Ming 明史 — count: 199
• 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 195
• 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 150
• 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 130
• 卷三百〇八 列傳第一百九十六 奸臣 胡惟庸 陳瑛 嚴嵩 周延儒 溫體仁 馬士英 Volume 308 Biographies 196: Treacherous Officials - Hu Weiyong, Chen Ying, Yan Song, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Ma ShiYing History of Ming 明史 — count: 124
• 卷十九 Scroll 19 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 122

Collocations

• 言采 (言采) 薄言采之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧芣苢 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Fu Yi — count: 14
• 薄言 (薄言) 薄言采之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧芣苢 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Fu Yi — count: 14
• 言归 (言歸) 言告言歸 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧葛覃 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Ge Tan — count: 6
• 愿言 (願言) 願言則嚏 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧終風 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Zhong Feng — count: 6
• 言思 (言思) 願言思子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧二子乘舟 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Er Zi Cheng Zhou — count: 4
• 酌言 (酌言) 酌言嘗之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧魚藻之什‧瓠葉 Minor odes of the kingdom - Yu Zao Zhi Shen - Hu Ye — count: 4
• 言言 (言言) 崇墉言言 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧文王之什‧皇矣 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Wen Wang - Huang Yi — count: 4
• 言观 (言觀) 言觀其旂 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧庭燎 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - Ting Liao — count: 3
• 咎言 (咎言) 體無咎言 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 3
• 旋言 (旋言) 言旋言歸 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧黃鳥 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - Huang Niao — count: 3