WHOLE CHARACTER
说
to speak; to say; to explain (说明); to scold (数说); a theory; a literary genre (学说, 小说)
说 is to speak — to say, explain, or tell; read shuì in 游说, lobbying.
ZDIC: 形声; the speech side carries the meaning, 兑 the sound.
Character Familiesleft / right
说
to speak; to say; to explain (说明); to scold (数说); a theory; a literary genre (学说, 小说)
说 is to speak — to say, explain, or tell; read shuì in 游说, lobbying.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声; the speech side carries the meaning, 兑 the sound.
MEANING
讠
speech (from 言)
The simplified speech form; not a standalone page.
In 说: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND
兑
to exchange; to cash
A standalone character; its historical sound role in 说 matches none of shuō's modern parts exactly.
In 说: sound Sound side per ZDIC: duì and shuō share neither initial, final, nor tone in modern speech — the link is historical.
Tone 1
- to speak; to say
- to explain (说明)
- to scold (数说)
- a theory; a literary genre (学说, 小说)
- 说话to talk; to speak
- 小说novel
Tone 4in 游说, to lobby
- to persuade (游说)
- 游说to lobby; to go about persuading
Tone 4classical; same as 悦
- classical: same as 悦 (pleased)
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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