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

• 君子一言，驷马难追(君子一言，駟馬難追) a nobleman's word is his bond
• 何以言之 Why say this?
• 愿君取吾言(願君取吾言) I beg you listen to this advice
• 缄口不言(緘口不言) lips sealed and not saying anything; to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
• 俚言 slang
• 木讷寡言(木訥寡言) honest and unaffected but not talkative
• 面向对象语言(面嚮對象語言) object oriented language
• 明言 to say clearly; to argue clearly; to pronounce; pronounced
• 自言自语(自言自語) talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
• 言而无信(言而無信) to go back on one's word; to break one's promise; to be unfaithful; to be untrustworthy
• 附言 postscript
• 言字旁 name of Kangxi radical 149
• 无言可对(無言可對) unable to reply; left speechless; at a loss for words
• 格言 a maxim
• 正言厉色(正言厲色) solemn in word and countenance; strict and unsmiling
• 清真言 Shahada
• 谗言(讒言) slander; a false charge
• 出言有章 to speak elegantly
• 高言 masterful language
• 言喻 to describe; to put into words
• 少言 rarely talked
• 声言(聲言) to state; to declare; pronouncement; declaration
• 言语(言語) spoken language
• 妙不可言 too wonderful for words
• 多言 wordy; talkative
• 誓言 a vow; an oath
• 言不尽意(言不盡意) (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart
• 荐言(薦言) to recommend (in words); to suggest
• 虚言(虛言) empty words; false words
• 简言(簡言) sparse words
• 食言而肥 to grow fat eating one's words; not to live up to one's promises
• 胡言 raving; nonsense ; languages of minority peoples of North and Northwest China
• 赠言(贈言) words of advice
• 概而言之 in brief
• 交浅言深(交淺言深) comparative strangers share intimate words
• 不言而喻 it goes without saying; it is self-evident
• 佥言如一(僉言如一) unanimous voice
• 言行相诡(言行相詭) words and actions are contrary to each other
• 社交语言(社交語言) lingua franca
• 易言之 in other words
• 言论自由(言論自由) freedom of speech
• 不可胜言(不可勝言) inexpressible ; beyond description
• 美言不信 to say words of praise without believing their truth
• 善言辞(善言辭) articulate; eloquent
• 比较而言(比較而言) comparatively speaking

Also contained in

北京语言学院 、 视觉方言 、 语言产生 、 人类语言 、 人权和公民权宣言 、 言语治疗

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 受言 (受言) 受言藏之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧南有嘉魚之什‧彤弓 Minor odes of the kingdom - Nan You Jia Yu Zhi Shen - Tong Gong — count: 3