谈 Strokes Write it Listen 谈 tán to speak; to talk; to converse HSK 3 10 strokes Radical 讠 Sound + meaning 15 words Built from讠meaningyánwords, speech; to speak, to say炎soundyánflame, blaze; hot How it works讠 hints at the meaning (speech), and 炎 yán hints at the sound.