中国語

Kanji breakdown

• 中 (Zhōng) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a flagpole. There is a circle in the middle marking the center of the flagpole. In older forms of the character, the flagpole has streamers at the top and bottom used to show the direction of…

• 国 (Guó) · 8 strokes

  Simplified form of 國. Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 或 represents the sound.

• 語 (yǔ) · 14 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 吾 represents the sound.

Example sentences

1. 中国語を話せます。 — I can speak Chinese.
2. 中国語は話せますか？ — Can you speak Chinese?
3. 中国語を話しません。 — I don't speak Chinese.
4. 中国語を読んでいる。 — I'm reading in Chinese.
5. 中国語かロシア語を話せますか。 — Can you speak either Chinese or Russian?

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