谈论
tánlùn · HSK 7
discuss
💬🗣️ 谈 talk + 论 discuss = both carry the 讠 speech radical, so it means talk-it-over
谈 (tán) means to talk and 论 (lùn) means to debate or comment; together 谈论 is two speaking words stacked, so it reads as group talk about a topic. Sound cue: tán-lùn starts like English tongue, the body part you talk with.
谈 — speech radical 讠 + flame 炎
谈 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The left side 讠 (speech) gives the meaning, indicating something said or discussed. The right side 炎 (flame, blaze) originally suggested the phonetic value and evokes lively, animated talk — like words flowing in conversation.