This is 話, made of 言+舌.
Judging by the discussion under the other answer, you were unable to recognize 言 because of the variation in the direction of the first stroke. Take a look at the following examples:

These are examples of different ways to hand-write 言, taken from the official 常用漢字表. You can find other examples of variation in this document, and I'd recommend taking a couple minutes to look through it to see if there are any other variations you're unfamiliar with.
As with many characters, there is not just one way to write 言, but several variations. Once you're used to them, they'll all look like the same thing to you.