说
说
“to speak”
Radical: 讠
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK 1
How 说 is built — side by side
讠
Speech radical (讠) · yán zì páng
The speech radical: 说 speak, 话 words, 请 please, 谢 thank.
兑
cash
cash, check; to exchange
The story behind 说
Speech (讠) + 兑 (duì, exchange/sound) = to speak (说).
💡 说话 (shuōhuà) = to talk. 小说 (xiǎoshuō) = novel.
Words with 说
说话 shuōhuà — to speak
说明 shuō míng — to explain
小说 xiǎo shuō — novel
传说 chuán shuō — legend
胡说 hú shuō — to talk nonsense
解说员 jiě shuō yuán — commentator
据说 jù shuō — it is said that
说不定 shuō bu dìng — can't say for sure
说服 shuō fú — to persuade
学说 xué shuō — theory
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