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ㄕㄨㄛ

shuō

say

说 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as shuō in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as shuì.

In traditional Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (speech) and (exchange).

  • ㄕㄨㄛ

    shuō

    say

    • ㄧㄢ ˊ

      yán

      speech

    • ㄉㄨㄟ ˋ

      duì

      exchange

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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To engage in speech is to say something
by VeggieBear

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When you say something, you exchange thoughts (in words) with the other person.
by BFDICream

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 说

shuō
shuì

Definitions for 说 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 说 pronounced as shuì

  • to persuade

Vocabulary

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