说 shuō
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 兑 to exchange
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
说
shuō
to say, to speak
Character
Example phrases
- 他在说什么？ Tā zài shuō shénme? What is he saying?
- 请再说一次。 Qǐng zài shuō yí cì. Please say it again.
- 他会说汉语。 Tā huì shuō Hànyǔ. He can speak Chinese.
- 老师说今天很热。 Lǎoshī shuō jīntiān hěn rè. The teacher says it's very hot today.
- 你说什么呢？ Nǐ shuō shénme ne? What are you saying?
- 请说你的名字。 Qǐng shuō nǐ de míngzi. Please say your name.
- 她不说汉语。 Tā bù shuō Hànyǔ. She doesn't speak Chinese.
- 他说他很累。 Tā shuō tā hěn lèi. He says he's very tired.
- 妈妈说饭好吃。 Māma shuō fàn hǎochī. Mom says the rice is tasty.
- 你会说中文吗？ Nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma? Can you speak Chinese?
Related words
- 说话 shuōhuà to talk, to speak
- 比如说 bǐrúshuō for example
- 说明 shuōmíng to explain; to show
- 听说 tīngshuō to hear that
- 小说 xiǎoshuō novel
- 传说 chuánshuō legend
- 据说 jùshuō it is said that
- 说不定 shuōbudìng maybe
- 说服 shuōfú to persuade
- 一般来说 yìbān lái shuō generally speaking
- 说法 shuōfǎ way of saying something
- 解说 jiěshuō to explain