# Radical 149

Radical 149 or radical speech (言部) meaning "speech" is one of the 20 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 7 strokes.
In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 861 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.
言 is also the 166th indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China, with the simplified component form 讠 listed as its associated indexing component.

## Evolution

* Oracle bone script character
* Bronze script character
* Large seal script character
* Small seal script character

## Derived characters

| Strokes | Characters (言 訁) | Characters (讠) |
| +0 | 言 訁$^{Component}$ | 讠$^{SCComponent}$ (=訁) |
| +2 | 訂 訃 訄 訅 訆 (=叫 -> 口) 訇 計 | 计$^{SC}$ (=計) 订$^{SC}$ (=訂) 讣$^{SC}$ (=訃) 认$^{SC}$ (=認) 讥$^{SC}$ (=譏) |
| +3 | 訉 訊 訋 訌 訍 討 訏 訐 訑 訒 訓 訔 訕 訖 託 記 訙 訚$^{SC}$ (=誾) | 讦$^{SC}$ (=訐) 讧$^{SC}$ (=訌) 讨$^{SC}$ (=討) 让$^{SC}$ (=讓) 讪$^{SC}$ (=訕) 讫$^{SC}$ (=訖) 讬$^{SCnonstandard}$ (=託) 训$^{SC}$ (=訓) 议$^{SC}$ (=議) 讯$^{SC}$ (=訊) 记$^{SC}$ (=記) 讱$^{SC}$ (=訒) |
| +4 | 訛 訜 訝 訞 訟 訠 (=矧 -> 矢) 訡 (=吟 -> 口) 訢 訣 訤 訥 訦 訧 訨 訩 訪 訫 訬 設 訮 訯 訰 許 訲 訳$^{JP}$ (=譯) | 讲$^{SC}$ (=講) 讳$^{SC}$ (=諱) 讴$^{SC}$ (=謳) 讵$^{SC}$ (=詎) 讶$^{SC}$ (=訝) 讷$^{SC}$ (=訥) 许$^{SC}$ (=許) 讹$^{SC}$ (=訛) 论$^{SC}$ (=論) 讻$^{SC}$ (=訩) 讼$^{SC}$ (=訟) 讽$^{SC}$ (=諷) 设$^{SC}$ (=設) 访$^{SC}$ (=訪) 诀$^{SC}$ (=訣) |
| +5 | 訴 訵 訶 訷 訸 訹 診 註 証$^{JP}$ (=證) 訽 訾 訿 詀 詁 詂 詃 詄 詅 詆 詇 詈 詉 詊 詋 (=咒 -> 口) 詌 詍 詎 詏 詐 詑 詒 詓 詔 評 詖 詗 詘 詙 詚 詛 詜 詝 詞 詟$^{SC}$ (=讋) 詠 | 证$^{SC}$ (=證) 诂$^{SC}$ (=詁) 诃$^{SC}$ (=訶) 评$^{SC}$ (=評) 诅$^{SC}$ (=詛) 识$^{SC}$ (=識) 诇$^{SC}$ (=詗) 诈$^{SC}$ (=詐) 诉$^{SC}$ (=訴) 诊$^{SC}$ (=診) 诋$^{SC}$ (=詆) 诌$^{SC}$ (=謅) 词$^{SC}$ (=詞) 诎$^{SC}$ (=詘) 诏$^{SC}$ (=詔) 诐$^{SC}$ (=詖) 译$^{SC}$ (=譯) 诒$^{SC}$ (=詒) |
| +6 | 詡 詢 詣 詤 詥 試 詧 (=察 -> 宀) 詨 詩 詪 詫 詬 詭 詮 詯 詰 話 該 詳 詴 詵 詶 (=酬 -> 酉 / 籌 -> 竹) 詷 詸 (=謎) 詹 詺 詻 詼 詽 (=訮) 詾 (=訩) 詿 誀 誁 誂 誃 誄 誅 誆 誇 誈 誉$^{SC/JP}$ (=譽) 誊$^{SC}$ (=謄) 誠 | 诓$^{SC}$ (=誆) 诔$^{SC}$ (=誄) 试$^{SC}$ (=試) 诖$^{SC}$ (=詿) 诗$^{SC}$ (=詩) 诘$^{SC}$ (=詰) 诙$^{SC}$ (=詼) 诚$^{SC}$ (=誠) 诛$^{SC}$ (=誅) 诜$^{SC}$ (=詵) 话$^{SC}$ (=話) 诞$^{SC}$ (=誕) 诟$^{SC}$ (=詬) 诠$^{SC}$ (=詮) 诡$^{SC}$ (=詭) 询$^{SC}$ (=詢) 诣$^{SC}$ (=詣) 诤$^{SC}$ (=諍) 该$^{SC}$ (=該) 详$^{SC}$ (=詳) 诧$^{SC}$ (=詫) 诨$^{SC}$ (=諢) 诩$^{SC}$ (=詡) |
| +7 | 誋 誌 認 誎 誏 誐 誑 誒 誓 誔 誕 誖 (=悖 -> 心) 誗 誘 誙 誚 誛 誜 誝 語 誟 誡 誢 誣 誤 誥 誦 誧 誨 誩 說 誫 説$^{JP/HK}$ (=說) 読$^{JP}$ (=讀) 誮 | 诪$^{SC}$ (=譸) 诫$^{SC}$ (=誡) 诬$^{SC}$ (=誣) 语$^{SC}$ (=語) 诮$^{SC}$ (=誚) 误$^{SC}$ (=誤) 诰$^{SC}$ (=誥) 诱$^{SC}$ (=誘) 诲$^{SC}$ (=誨) 诳$^{SC}$ (=誑) 说$^{SC}$ (=說) 诵$^{SC}$ (=誦) 诶$^{SC}$ (=誒) |
| +8 | 誯 誰 誱 課 誳 誴 誵 誶 誷 誸 誹 誺 誻 誼 誽 誾 調 諀 諁 (=啜 -> 口) 諂 諃 諄 諅 諆 談 諈 諉 諊 請 諌 諍 諎 諏 諐 (=愆 -> 心) 諑 諒 諓 諔 諕 論 諗 諘 諙 諚 諩 | 请$^{SC}$ (=請) 诸$^{SC}$ (=諸) 诹$^{SC}$ (=諏) 诺$^{SC}$ (=諾) 读$^{SC}$ (=讀) 诼$^{SC}$ (=諑) 诽$^{SC}$ (=誹) 课$^{SC}$ (=課) 诿$^{SC}$ (=諉) 谀$^{SC}$ (=諛) 谁$^{SC}$ (=誰) 谂$^{SC}$ (=諗) 调$^{SC}$ (=調) 谄$^{SC}$ (=諂) 谅$^{SC}$ (=諒) 谆$^{SC}$ (=諄) 谇$^{SC}$ (=誶) 谈$^{SC}$ (=談) 谉$^{SC}$ (=讅) 谊$^{SC}$ (=誼) |
| +9 | 諛 諜 諝 諞 諟 諠 諡 (=謚) 諢 諣 諤 諥 諦 諧 諨 諪 諫 諬 (=啟 -> 攴) 諭 諮 諯 諰 諱 諲 諳 諴 諵 諶 諷 諸 諹 諺 諻 諼 諽 諾 諿 謀 謁 謂 謃 謡$^{JP}$ (=謠) | 谋$^{SC}$ (=謀) 谌$^{SC}$ (=諶) 谍$^{SC}$ (=諜) 谎$^{SC}$ (=謊) 谏$^{SC}$ (=諫) 谐$^{SC}$ (=諧) 谑$^{SC}$ (=謔) 谒$^{SC}$ (=謁) 谓$^{SC}$ (=謂) 谔$^{SC}$ (=諤) 谕$^{SC}$ (=諭) 谖$^{SC}$ (=諼) 谗$^{SC}$ (=讒) 谘$^{SC}$ (=諮) 谙$^{SC}$ (=諳) 谚$^{SC}$ (=諺) 谛$^{SC}$ (=諦) 谜$^{SC}$ (=謎) 谝$^{SC}$ (=諞) 谞$^{SC}$ (=諝) |
| +10 | 謄 謅 謆 謇 謈 謉 謊 謋 謌 (=歌 -> 欠) 謍 謎 謏 謐 謑 謒 謓 謔 謕 謖 謗 謘 謙 謚 講 謜 謝 謞 謟 謠 謡 (=謠) 謢 (=護) | 谟$^{SC}$ (=謨) 谠$^{SC}$ (=讜) 谡$^{SC}$ (=謖) 谢$^{SC}$ (=謝) 谣$^{SC}$ (=謠) 谤$^{SC}$ (=謗) 谥$^{SC}$ (=謚) 谦$^{SC}$ (=謙) 谧$^{SC}$ (=謐) |
| +11 | 謣 謤 謥 謦 謧 謨 謩 (=謨) 謪 謫 謬 謭 (=譾) 謮 謯 謰 謱 謲 謳 謴 謵 謶 謷 謸 謹 謺 謻 謼 謽 謾 | 谨$^{SC}$ (=謹) 谩$^{SC}$ (=謾) 谪$^{SC}$ (=謫) 谫$^{SC}$ (=譾) 谬$^{SC}$ (=謬) |
| +12 | 謿 (=嘲 -> 口) 譀 譁 (=嘩 -> 口) 譂 譃 譄 譅 譆 譇 譈 證 譊 譋 (=讕) 譌 (=訛/詭) 譎 譏 譐 譑 譒 譓 譔 譕 譖 譗 識 譙 譚 譛 (=譖) 譜 | 谭$^{SC}$ (=譚) 谮$^{SC}$ (=譖) 谯$^{SC}$ (=譙) 谰$^{SC}$ (=讕) 谱$^{SC}$ (=譜) 谲$^{SC}$ (=譎) |
| +13 | 譍 (=應 -> 心) 譝 譞 譟 (=噪 -> 口) 譠 譡 (=讜) 譢 譣 譤 譥 警 譧 譨 譩 譪 (=藹 -> 艸) 譫 譬 譭 譮 譯 議 譱 (=善 -> 口) 譲$^{JP}$ (=讓) | 谳$^{SC}$ (=讞) 谴$^{SC}$ (=譴) 谵$^{SC}$ (=譫) |
| +14 | 譳 譴 譵 (=懟 -> 心) 譶 護 譸 譹 譺 譻 (=嚶 -> 口) 譼 譽 | |
| +15 | 譾 譿 讀 讁 (=謫) 讂 讃$^{JP}$ (=讚) 讄 讅 | |
| +16 | 讆 讇 (=諂) 讈 讉 變 讋 讌 讍 讎 讏 (=讆) 讐$^{JP}$ (=讎) | |
| +17 | 讑 讒 讓 讔 讕 讖 | 谶$^{SC}$ (=讖) |
| +18 | 讗 讘 讙 | |
| +19 | 讚 讛 | |
| +20 | 讜 讝 讞 | |
| +22 | 讟 | |

## Variant forms

The first stroke of this radical character is printed differently in different languages, while in writing, the slant dot form is overwhelmingly preferred.
| Kangxi Dict. Japanese Korean | Trad. Chinese Simp. Chinese |
| 言 | 言 |
In addition, when used as a left component, this character is simplified as 讠 in Simplified Chinese.

## Sinogram

The radical is also used as an independent Chinese character. It is one of the Kyōiku kanji or Kanji taught in elementary school in Japan. It is a second grade kanji.