说(shuō)

HSK 19 strokesTrad. 說
Readingsshuōshuìyuè

to persuade

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Character information

Pinyin
shuō / shuì / yuè
Meaning
to persuade
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
說

Origin & structure

Where 说 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠兑

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (speech); 兑 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

讠yán兑duì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 说 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 说

Common words using 说 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiǎo小shuō说
HSK 2

novel

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chuán传shuō说
HSK 3

legend; folk tale

Open 传说 page →
yī一bān般lái来shuō说
HSK 4

generally speaking

Open 一般来说 page →
zài再shuō说
HSK 6

to say again

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bù不yòng用shuō说
HSK 7-9

needless to say; it goes without saying

Open 不用说 page →
yě也jiù就shì是shuō说
HSK 7-9

in other words

Open 也就是说 page →
sú俗huà话shuō说
HSK 7-9

as the proverb says

Open 俗话说 page →
quàn劝shuō说
HSK 7-9

to persuade

Open 劝说 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 说’s common words

小传一般来再不用

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