Use your mouse
to draw a Chinese
character here
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
- 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:
说话 [
shuō huà ]: to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
说明 [
shuō míng ]: to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; Classifiers:
个 据说 [
jù shuō ]: it is said that; reportedly
传说 [
chuán shuō ]: legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
- 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]
游说 [
yóu shuì ]: to lobby; to campaign; to promote (an idea, a product); (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)
Example Sentences- 她说些什么你听见了吗?
Did you catch what she said?
- 你说飞机下来飞机就下来。
You wanted the plane to land and it did.
- 她一直在说你的好话
She speaks well of you.
- 他说着就站起来走出去了。
With this he got up and went out.
- 我该对她说什么呢?
What should I say to her?
Use your mouse to write correct character based on the Pinyin provided below
Writing Sheet