話 = 言 + 舌

話 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “speech”. It is built from 言 (words) and 舌 (tongue).

Keyword: speech
Pinyin (Mandarin): huà
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: speech, talk, language, разговор, речь, язык, talk, language
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 話 tale

Decomposition

ids

言 words
舌 tongue

How to find 話 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “words” + “tongue”. 話 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 話 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.