HSK 1 · Language

说

shuō

to speak; to say

Stroke order of 说

说 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Words 讠 pour out of a 兑 mouth: to speak.

Parts: 讠 speech + 兑 exchange

Example sentence

他会说汉语。

He can speak Chinese.

Words with 说

说话to speak; to talk 小说novel 听说to hear (it said)说明to explain; explanation 比如说for example 传说legend; it is said 据说it is said

More words: Language

汉语Chinese (language)汉字Chinese character 中文Chinese (language)外语foreign language 字character; word (written)话words; speech 说话to speak; to talk 写to write 问to ask 回答to answer 告诉to tell 明白to understand; clear

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