話

Phono-semantic compound:

言 (말씀 언, “speech”) — semantic component, indicates relation to words/speech.

𠯑 (막을 괄, ⿱ 氏 口) — phonetic component.

※ 舌 (혀 설) as seen in modern form is a later misinterpretation in the clerical script (隸書 lìshū).

Ancient forms like 舙 and 𦧵 show that the lower part was not originally 舌.

In modern Korean/Chinese/Japanese: “speech, words, story, conversation.”

Used in compounds: 會話 (회화, “conversation”), 談話 (담화, “talk, speech”).

In subculture contexts (anime, drama, comics, webtoons): denotes an episode or chapter.

話 = unit inside the story (internal).

回 = unit of release or circulation (external).

舙 (U+8219) — triple 舌 form.

𦧵 (U+269F5) — another ancient form.

譮 — also attested, with 言 + 會.