Ideographic: A tongue sticking out of a mouth 口Radical:

meaning for yán:

  • - words
  • - speech
  • - to say
  • - to talklanguage
  • - Classifiers: 门 to make a speech
  • - statement
  • - utterance
  • - Classifiers: 个 declaration
  • - manifestospokespersonwith regard to (preceding phrase)

túshèng图胜
qiān
yán

A picture is worth a thousand words.


rúguǒ如果
suǒ
yán
fēi
liánfǎng莲舫
jiāng
chéngwéi成为
shǒuwèi首位
jìnrù进入
rìběn日本
nèigé内阁
de
huáyì华裔
nǚxìng女性

If it comes true, Renho will become the first female of Chinese origin to enter the cabinet.


shuōhuà说话
de
nèiróng内容
chūhū出乎
yìliào意料
zhēnshi真是
búliào不料
zhī
yán

What he said is beyond my expectation, it's really unexpected.


miǎoshì藐视
xùn
yán
de
zìqǔmièwáng自取灭亡
jìngwèi敬畏
jiè
mìng
de
bìděi必得
shàn
bào

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.