話 — hwa

Parts that make up 話

How 話 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 話 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 𠯑.

Korean example words with 話

• 비화悲話 Korean gloss: 슬픈 이야기
• 수화受話 Korean gloss: 전화를 받음
• 애화哀話 Korean gloss: 슬픈 이야기
• 화법話法 Korean gloss: 말하는 방법
• 화두話頭 Korean gloss: 이야기의 첫머리
• 법화法話 Korean gloss: 불법에 관한 이야기
• 야화野話 Korean gloss: 항간에 떠도는 이야기
• 다화茶話 Korean gloss: 차를 마시며 하는 이야기
• 예화例話 Korean gloss: 실례를 들어 하는 이야기
• 가화佳話 Korean gloss: 아름답고 좋은 내용의 이야기
• 화차話次 Korean gloss: 말하던 차. 또는 말하던 김
• 민화民話 Korean gloss: 민간에 전해 내려오는 옛날이야기

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 話

• 話はなし talk; speech; chat
• 電話でんわ telephone call; phone call; telephone (device)
• 対話たいわ dialogue; conversation; talk
• 話題わだい topic; subject; much talked about
• 話し合いはなしあい discussion; talk; tête-à-tête
• 会話かいわ conversation; talk; chat
• 世話せわ care; looking after; help
• 談話だんわ talk; conversation; dialogue
• 通話つうわ telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call
• 神話しんわ myth; mythology
• 世話人せわにん sponsor; manager; caretaker
• 童話どうわ children's story; fairy tale

Characters sharing the phonetic 舌

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “화”

Other hanja with radical 言