话huà
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话
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Shuowen
Speech. The character combines 言 (words) with 舌 (tongue), depicting words proceeding from the tongue—the organ of articulation. Thus 话 represents spoken words, discourse, and conversation, literally capturing speech as the product of the tongue's movement.
Pinyin
huà· HSK 1