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说

shuō

to say, to speak

to say, to speak
Memory picture

Character

说 shuō

Strokes
9
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 兑 cash, check
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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.

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