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言 甲骨文口字上加一三角形符 号，会意口中直言。《说文》注：“直言曰言，论难曰语。”言指语言。言和语有别，语是辩论、谈论、议论。言指说话，亦指汉语一句话或一个字。篆书按口中所发出之声波，改为三波一点更为形象。引申笑谈、方言、文言、忠言、进言等。 言Ⅰ(名) ① speech; words ② character; word (in Chinese each character is called a word) Ⅱ(动) say; talk; speak