Chinese Word: 说 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

说 (Trad.: 說)HSK 1

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic: 兑 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 兑 [ duì ] cash, check; to exchange

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Pinyin: shuō

English Definition: to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心说 heliocentric theory)
Chinese Definition:
①用话来表达意思：说话。说明。演说。解说。
②介绍：说合(ａ．从中介绍；b．商议；c．说和。“合”均读轻声)。说媒。
③言论，主张：学说。著书立说。
④责备：数说。
⑤文体的一种，如韩愈的《师说》。
⑥道讲谈叙。
Example Words:
说明 [ shuō míng ]: to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; Classifiers: 个
说话 [ shuō huà ]: to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
说法 [ shuō fa ]: way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
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Pinyin: shuì

English Definition: to persuade
Chinese Definition:
①用话劝说别人，使他听从自己的意见：游说。
②道讲谈叙。
Example Words:
说客 [ shuì kè ]: (old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece; also pr. [shuo1 ke4]
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