语 (yǔ) Stroke Order, Decomposition & Printable Worksheet
语 (yǔ · Hán Việt: Ngữ) — language; speech; words; proverb; idiom. Phono-semantic compound: left speech radical 讠 (from 言, speaking) + right phonetic 吾 (wú, five 五 over mouth 口).
- Pinyin
- yǔ
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Ngữ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠
- IDS Structure
- ⿰讠吾
- Traditional
- 語
语 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (9 Steps)
Customize 语 in Worksheet Generator →语1 点 Diǎn
语1 (23,12)→(34,21)
语2 折 Zhé
语2 (4,45)→(39,65)
语3 横 Héng
语3 (48,18)→(79,15)
语4 竖 Shù
语4 (57,22)→(54,50)
语5 捺 Nà
语5 (46,35)→(69,48)
语6 横 Héng
语6 (35,54)→(91,50)
语7 竖 Shù
语7 (45,62)→(52,87)
语8 捺 Nà
语8 (51,63)→(71,75)
语9 横 Héng
语9 (54,82)→(78,79)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (语 = ⿰讠吾)
Phono-semantic compound: left speech radical 讠 (from 言, speaking) + right phonetic 吾 (wú, five 五 over mouth 口).
⿰讠吾 → 讠 + 吾 (⿰)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 语
Keep left 讠 compact; in right-hand 吾, stack top 五 and bottom 口 along the same vertical axis, and make the long middle Horizontal bar of 五 the widest stroke on the right.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 语
In stroke 2 of 讠 (横折提 Horizontal-Turn-Rising), flick the bottom-right tip upward toward 吾 in one continuous stroke.
Essential HSK Compound Words with 语
language
grammar
spoken language; colloquial speech
native language; mother tongue
English (language)
tone; manner of speaking
speech sounds; pronunciation
words; speech
words; speech
French (language)
Example Sentences Using 语 (yǔ)
学习一门新语言需要每天听说读写。
Xuéxí yì mén xīn yǔyán xūyào měitiān tīng-shuō-dú-xiě.
Learning a new language requires listening, speaking, reading, and writing every day.
越南语版的页面正在由母语老师校对。
Yuènányǔ bǎn de yèmiàn zhèngzài yóu mǔyǔ lǎoshī jiàoduì.
Pages in the Vietnamese edition are being proofread by native-speaking teachers.