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字HANZI DESK

说

Traditional: 說 · 説

shuì

HSK 3.0 · 1

shuì · seoi3 (Jyutping)

  1. to persuade

shuō · seoi3 (Jyutping)

  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
  5. variant of 說|说[shuo1]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

说

Meaning
speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
Radical
讠
Strokes
9
Components
⿰讠兑
Cangjie
IVCRU
Four-corner
3871

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