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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shuo1
- English meanings
- speak, talk, explain, scold
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 讠; right 兑.
Meaning & sound clues
讠 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “speech”.
兑 is identified as the sound component (duì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 说.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
Explore character components →Homophones
Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
new moon; north
shining
large; master's degree
bright; melt
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 一般来说
- 不如说
- 不用说
- 也就是说
- 传说
- 俗话说
- 再说
- 别说
- 劝说
- 听说
- 好说
- 如果说
- 学说
- 实话实说
- 小说
- 就是说
- 很难说
- 总的来说
- 按理说
- 按说
- 据说
- 无话可说
- 比如说
- 没说的
- 演说
- 老实说
- 胡说
- 虽说
- 解说
- 譬如说
- 诉说
- 说不上
- 说不定
- 说到底
- 说实话
- 说干就干
- 说情
- 说明
- 说明书
- 说服
- 说法
- 说白了
- 说真的
- 说老实话
- 说话
- 说谎
- 说起来
- 说道
- 说闲话
- 这就是说
- 难说