shuō

speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

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DEFINITIONS

说 shuō
  • to speak
  • to say
  • to explain
  • to scold
  • to tell off
  • a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)
  • variant of 說|说[shuo1]
说 shuì
  • to persuade

STROKES

说 stroke order diagram
说 stroke order animation

WORDS

不准 shuō bù zhǔn unable to say; can't say precisely
不通 shuō bù tōng it does not make sense
中 shuō zhòng to hit the nail on the head; to predict correctly
也奇怪 shuō yě qí guài strangely enough; oddly enough; strange to say
出 shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view)
到 shuō dào to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for
合 shuō hé to bring together; to mediate; to arrange a deal
嘴 shuō zuǐ to boast
好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations
岳全传 shuō yuè quán zhuàn "The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]
帖 shuō tiě memorandum; note (i.e. written statement)
废话 shuō fèi huà to talk nonsense; to bullshit
得上 shuō de shàng can be counted or regarded as; to be able to tell or answer; to deserve mention
得过去 shuō de guò qù acceptable; passable; justifiable; (of a course of action) to make sense
文 shuō wén see 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]
文解字 shuō wén jiě zì Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in 2nd century
文解字注 shuō wén jiě zì zhù Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[Duan4 Yu4 cai2]
明会 shuō míng huì information meeting
是一回事,做又是另外一回事 shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
是一回事,而做又是另外一回事 shuō shì yī huí shì , ér zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì see 說是一回事,做又是另外一回事|说是一回事,做又是另外一回事[shuo1 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4 , zuo4 you4 shi4 ling4 wai4 yi1 hui2 shi4]
时迟,那时快 shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài (idiom) no sooner said than done; before you know it
曹操曹操就到 shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
曹操,曹操到 shuō cáo cāo , cáo cāo dào see 說曹操曹操就到|说曹操曹操就到[shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4]
死 shuō sǐ to say definitely; to commit (to a proposition)
溜嘴 shuō liū zuǐ to make a slip of the tongue