講

講 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+10, 17 strokes, cangjie input 卜口廿廿月 (YRTTB), four-corner 0565₇, composition ⿰訁冓)

• 𡄧

• 讲 (Simplified Chinese)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1175, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35824
• Dae Jaweon: page 1640, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4004, character 2
• Unihan data for U+8B1B

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kroːŋʔ) : semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 冓 (OC *koː, *koːs).

講

1. to say; to talk; to speak; to tell

   講故事／讲故事  ―  jiǎng gùshì  ―  to tell a story

   你講咩呀？／你讲咩呀？ [Cantonese]  ―  nei⁵ gong² me¹ aa³?   ―  What are you saying?

   你唔早講！／你唔早讲！ [Cantonese]  ―  nei⁵ m⁴ zou² gong²!   ―  Why didn't you say so earlier!?

   何解不講噠？ [Xiang, trad.]
   何解不讲哒？ [Xiang, simp.]

   o² gai³ bu⁶ gan³ da? [Wiktionary]

   Why aren't you saying anything?

   我無共伊講。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   我无共伊讲。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Góa bô kā i kóng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   I didn't tell him.

   我同咗老師講㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我同咗老师讲㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ tung⁴ zo² lou⁵ si¹ gong² gaa³ laa³.

   I told the teacher already.

   我冇跟他講。 [Xiang, trad.]
   我冇跟他讲。 [Xiang, simp.]

   ngo³ mau⁵ gen¹ ta¹ gan³ [Wiktionary]

   I didn't tell him.

   他會講英語，而且講得好。 [MSC, trad.]
   他会讲英语，而且讲得好。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā huì jiǎng yīngyǔ, érqiě jiǎng de hǎo.

   He can speak English, and what's more he speaks it very well.

   我唔識講廣東話。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我唔识讲广东话。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ m⁴ sik¹ gong² gwong² dung¹ waa^6-2.

   I don't speak Cantonese.

   儂好流利個講英文𠲎？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
   侬好流利个讲英文𠲎？ [Shanghainese, simp.]

   Can you speak English fluently?

   你長沙話曉得講啵？ [Xiang, trad.]
   你长沙话晓得讲啵？ [Xiang, simp.]

   nyi³ zhan² sa¹ fa⁵ xiau³ de gan³ bo? [Wiktionary]

   Can you speak Changsha Xiang?

2. to explain; to lecture

   講課／讲课  ―  jiǎngkè  ―  to teach; to lecture

   講道／讲道  ―  jiǎngdào  ―  to preach a sermon

3. to discuss; to negotiate

   講條件／讲条件  ―  jiǎng tiáojiàn  ―  to negotiate terms

4. (literary) to make peace; to reconcile

   • 秦攻趙，趙令樓緩以五城求講於秦，而與之伐齊。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     秦攻赵，赵令楼缓以五城求讲于秦，而与之伐齐。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE

     Qín gōng Zhào, Zhào lìng Lóu Huǎn yǐ wǔ chéng qiú jiǎng yú Qín, ér yǔ zhī fá Qí.

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5. to emphasise; to pay attention to; to take into account

   講衛生／讲卫生  ―  jiǎng wèishēng  ―  to pay attention to hygiene

   不講武德／不讲武德  ―  bù jiǎng wǔdé  ―  to not obey ethics of martial arts

   • 依小弟看來：講學問的只講學問，不必問功名；講功名的只講功名，不必問學問。若是兩樣都要講，弄到後來，一樣也做不成！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     依小弟看来：讲学问的只讲学问，不必问功名；讲功名的只讲功名，不必问学问。若是两样都要讲，弄到后来，一样也做不成！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE

     Yī xiǎodì kànlái: jiǎng xuéwèn de zhǐ jiǎng xuéwèn, bùbì wèn gōngmíng; jiǎng gōngmíng de zhǐ jiǎng gōngmíng, bùbì wèn xuéwèn. Ruòshì liǎngyàng dōu yào jiǎng, nòng dào hòulái, yī yàng yě zuò bù chéng!

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6. regarding; concerning
7. (Hokkien) Used after a verb to introduce a clause that is the object of the verb: that

   • 當初想講我咧作歌星　項無嘛弘看卡有目的 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     当初想讲我咧作歌星　项无嘛弘看卡有目的 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1999, 豬頭皮 (zhūtóupí), 無名紅歌星

     tong-chho͘ siūⁿ kóng góa teh chò koa-chheⁿ, siōng-bô mā hông khòaⁿ khah ū ba̍k-tē [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     At first I thought that I, becoming a singer, would at least be seen more highly

   • 我感覺講我無應該聽這个歹人講話 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     我感觉讲我无应该听这个歹人讲话 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2010, 徐立妍 (Arlene Li-yen Hsu), 《刣死一隻鳥仔》閩南語譯文 (Taiwanese Translation of To Kill A Mockingbird), in 閩南語翻譯問題初探—以《刣死一隻鳥仔》為例 (A Preliminary Analysis of the Issues of Taiwanese Translations: A Case Study of the Taiwanese Translation of To Kill A Mockingbird), page 102

     Góa kám-kak kóng góa bô èng-kai thiaⁿ chit ê pháiⁿ-lâng kóng-ōe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I had a feeling that I shouldn't be here listening to this sinful man

8. Classifier for lectures.

   第二講／第二讲  ―  dì èr jiǎng  ―  the second lecture

9. a surname

Others:

• → Bouyei: gaangc
• → Zhuang: gangj

• “講”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03874
• “Entry #12403”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Shinjitai	講
Kyūjitai [1][2]	講󠄁 講+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	講󠄃 講+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

• Go-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←こう (kou, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
• Kun: はかる (hakaru)、はなしあう (hanashiau)
• Nanori: つぐ (tsugu)、のり (nori)、みち (michi)、みな (mina)

• (Tokyo) こー (Atamadaka – )^[3][4]
• IPA^(key):

講(こう) • (-kō) ^{←かう (-kau)?}

1. reading or lecture
2. reading of sacred scriptures by Buddhist monks

   法華(ほっけ)八(はっ)講(こう)

   hokke hakkō

   reading of the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra

3. gathering of monks and laity for Buddhist rites

   涅槃(ねはん)講(こう)

   nehan kō

   rites on February 15, the death day of the Buddha

4. lay association of Buddhist or Shinto believers
5. mutual financial assistance association

   いわゆる「ネズミ講(こう)」を運営(うんえい)したとして、無限連鎖(むげんれんさ)講(こう)防止法違反(ぼうしほういはん)の疑(うたが)いが持(も)たれています。

   Iwayuru “nezumi-kō” o un'ei shita toshite, mugenrensakō bōshihō ihan no utagai gamotareteimasu.

   He is being held on suspicion of violating the Law on Prevention of Pyramid Schemes for operating a so-called "Mouse Mutual Assistance Association."

講 (eumhun 외울 강 (oe'ul gang))

1. hanja form^? of 강 (“reading or lecture”)

• 강의 (講義, gang'ui, “lecture”)
• 강사 (講師, gangsa, “lecturer”)
• 강당 (講堂, gangdang, “lecture hall; auditorium”)

講: Hán Nôm readings: giảng, nhãng

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