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

• 巧言令色 to flatter with artful speech and ingratiating manners
• 胡言乱语(胡言亂語) babbling nonsense; crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch
• 言简意赅(言簡意賅) concise and comprehensive
• 前言 a preface; a forward; an introduction
• 坊间传言(坊間傳言) rumors; the word on the street
• 不可言喻 inexpressible
• 引言 introduction
• 一言以蔽之 all embraced in one saying
• 只可意会，不可言传(只可意會，不可言傳) can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
• 吉言 kind words ; kind wishes
• 仁言利博 Words of benevolence apply universally . Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
• 昌言 virtuous words ; direct comments; to speak frankly
• 言传身教(言傳身教) to teach by words and example
• 言外之意 unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said
• 格言 a maxim
• 佯言 to claim falsely
• 预言(預言) to predict ; prediction; prophecy
• 一派谎言(一派謊言) a pack of lies
• 一言不发(一言不發) to not say a word
• 轻言细语(輕言細語) to speak softly
• 言不尽意(言不盡意) (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart
• 出言有章 to speak elegantly
• 常言 a common saying
• 花言巧语(花言巧語) graceful words; flowery speech; elegant but insincere words
• 怨言 complaint
• 一言难尽(一言難盡) hard to explain in a few words; complicated and not easy to express succinctly
• 欲言又止 to want to say something but then hesitate
• 多种语言(多種語言) multilingual
• 人造语言(人造語言) artificial language; constructed language
• 食言 to eat one's words; to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege; unsworn testimony
• 闲言碎语(閑言碎語) idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor
• 疾言 hasty speech
• 言情小说(言情小說) romantic fiction
• 言辞(言辭) what one says; words; a remark; an utterance
• 言论界(言論界) the press; the media
• 自不待言 needless to say; it goes without saying
• 比较而言(比較而言) comparatively speaking
• 谎言(謊言) a lie

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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

• 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
• 言采 (言採) 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
• 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
• 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
• 言旋 (言旋) 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
• 章言 (章言) 一章言其完也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧豳‧東山 Lessons from the states - Odes of Cao - Dong Shan — count: 3
• 驾言 (駕言) 駕言出遊 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧泉水 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Quan Shui — count: 3