说

說
shuō
#24 most
frequent character
speak
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

说 has 讠 speech as the meaning part and 兑 duì as the sound part; it first meant 'to explain'. It grew to 'theory', then 'to speak'. Read shuì, it means to persuade.

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Example Sentences

我会说中文。
wǒ huìshuō zhōngwén 。
I can speak Chinese.
他说他很忙。
tā shuō tā hěn máng 。
He said he is very busy.
你能说慢一点吗？
nǐ néngshuō màn yīdiǎn ma ？
Can you speak a little slower?

Same Characters, Different Readings

说shuì
to persuade
说shuō
speak

Words with similar meanings

讲jiǎng
to discuss
This can imply a more formal or detailed way of speaking about a topic.
诉sù
to tell
This word often implies recounting or delivering a message in a narrative form.

Words Starting With 说

说话shuō huà
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
说明shuō míng
to explain; to illustrate; explanation; directions; caption
说不定shuō bu dìng
can't say for sure; maybe
说服shuō fú
to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. shui4 fu2

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