say
說 is a 14 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shuō in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as shuì.
In simplified Chinese the character 说 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 說
Definitions for 說 pronounced as shuō
- to speak
- to say
- to explain
- to scold
- to tell off
- a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)
Definitions for 說 pronounced as shuì
- to persuade
Vocabulary
The most common words for 說 — see all
- legend
- folklore
- to repeat from mouth to mouth
- they say that...
- to speak
- to say
- to talk
- to gossip
- to tell stories
- talk
- word
- novel
- fiction
- CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
Collections
Collections which contain 說 — see all
A Course in Contemporary Chinese 2 Lesson 5 Part 2
by CharlieHorse ※ 52 characters
A Course in Contemporary Chinese 2 Lesson 4 Part 2
by CharlieHorse ※ 35 characters
A Course in Contemporary Chinese 2 Lesson 3 Part 1
by CharlieHorse ※ 44 characters
A Course in Contemporary Chinese Lesson 6 Part 1
by CharlieHorse ※ 35 characters
A Course in Contemporary Chinese Lesson 5 Part 1
by CharlieHorse ※ 32 characters