Keyword
to speak
- to say
- to scold
- to upbraid
- Frequency
- #20
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
shuō100%
Mnemonic
讠 (speech) gives the meaning and 兑 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
说
to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
说明
to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption
小说
novel; fiction
说话
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
听说
to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
说法
way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
传说
legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
再说
to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides
据说
it is said that; reportedly
说出
to speak out; to declare (one's view)
说道
to state; to say (the quoted words)
要说
as for; when it comes to
说服
to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. shuìfú
别说
to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
也就是说
in other words; that is to say; so; thus
说不定
can't say for sure; maybe
学说
theory; doctrine
比如说
for example
演说
speech; to deliver a speech
说实话
to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
说法
to expound Buddhist teachings
解说
to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
说谎
to lie; to tell an untruth
就是说
in other words; that is