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shuō

to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

🔤 Pictophonetic: 讠 (speech) provides meaning, 兑 provides pronunciation
HSK 1 9 strokes Very Common (1%)
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讠
yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
兑
duì
cash, check; to exchange
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Component Tree i

yán
讠
words, speech; to speak, to say
2 strokes
duì
兑
cash, check; to exchange
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7 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 说 (233)

shuō
说 ↗
HSK 1
to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (usually in compounds such as [[日心说]] heliocentric theory)
shuì
说 ↗
HSK 1
to persuade
shuōhuà
说话 ↗
HSK 2
to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word
shuōmíng
说明 ↗
HSK 4
to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
xiǎoshuō
小说 ↗
HSK 4
novel / fiction / CL:[[本<běn>]], [[部<bù>]]
chuánshuō
传说 ↗
HSK 5
legend / folklore / tradition / it is said / they say that...
húshuō
胡说 ↗
HSK 5
to talk nonsense / drivel
jùshuō
据说 ↗
HSK 5
it is said that / reportedly
shuōbudìng
说不定 ↗
HSK 5
can't say for sure / maybe
shuōfú
说服 ↗
HSK 5
to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. <shuìfú>
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