讲

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to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 meaning “speech” + 井 sound ( jǐng )

Components 讠井

lecture · Heisig RSH #1359

words + 井 well

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
五讲四美三热爱	wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài	the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including…
对讲电话	duì jiǎng diàn huà	intercom
讲不通	jiǎng bù tōng	it does not make sense
讲义气	jiǎng yì qì	to be loyal (to one's friends); to value loyalty
对讲机	duì jiǎng jī	intercom; walkie-talkie
摆事实讲道理	bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ	present the facts and reason things out
讲解员	jiǎng jiě yuán	guide
发表演讲	fā biǎo yǎn jiǎng	to give a speech
讲学	jiǎng xué	to lecture (on branch of learning)
通俗来讲	tōng sú lái jiǎng	to put it in simple terms, ...
主讲	zhǔ jiǎng	to give a lecture; to lecture on
讲道	jiǎng dào	to preach; a sermon
开讲	kāi jiǎng	to begin a lecture; to start on a story
讲理	jiǎng lǐ	to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable
严格来讲	yán gé lái jiǎng	strictly speaking
讲义	jiǎng yì	teaching materials
讲明	jiǎng míng	to explain
讲台	jiǎng tái	variant of 講臺\|讲台[jiang3 tai2]
讲台	jiǎng tái	platform; podium; rostrum; lectern; (teacher's) desk
演讲家	yǎn jiǎng jiā	orator

Characters sharing the sound component 井 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
井 sound part	jǐng	well, mine shaft, pit
进	jìn	to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
耕	gēng	to plow, to cultivate
肼	jǐng	hydrazine