HanTrace

说

shuō
HSK 14 readings

“To persuade” in Chinese is 说 (shuō).

Other characters with the syllable shuo: see all 3 →

Meaning

  • to persuade
  • to speak; to talk; to say
  • to explain; to comment
Show 3 more meanings
  • to scold; to tell off
  • bound formtheory; doctrine
  • variant of 說|说[shuo1]

Example

他说话了。

He spoke.

From 说话 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • shuōto speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine / variant of 說|说
  • shuìto persuade
  • yuèvariant of 悦 (to please; happy) (archaic)

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 说

说话shuōhuàto speakHSK 1说明shuōmíngto explainHSK 2听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said)HSK 2小说xiǎoshuōnovelHSK 2比如说bǐrú shuōfor exampleHSK 2传说chuánshuōlegend; folk taleHSK 3据说jùshuōit is said that; reportedlyHSK 3说服shuōfúto persuadeHSK 4

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