The character 讲 — “tell”: how to write it and what it means
tell, explain
The Chinese character 讲 is read jiǎng and means “tell, explain”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 讲
讲 has 6 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 讲, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 讲 is made of
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 讲
- 讲座lectureHSK 5
- 讲话speech; give a speechHSK 5
- 演讲give a speechHSK 5
- 讲述tell, narrateHSK 5
- 讲究be particular about; exquisiteHSK 5
- 讲解explain (aloud)HSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 讲?
讲 has 6 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 讲 mean?
讲 means “tell, explain”. It appears in 讲座 (“lecture”), 讲话 (“speech”), 演讲 (“give a speech”), 讲述 (“tell”).
How do you pronounce 讲?
讲 is read jiǎng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 讲 have?
6 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 讲 yourself
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