HSK 1

(shuō): speak, say, talk

shuō

speak, say, talk

Pinyin

shuō

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

speak, say, talk

How to Write (shuō)

is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  9. 9

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 讠 (speech) carries the meaning, and 兑 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

words, speech
cash, check

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

传说

chuánshuō

学说

xuéshuō

小说

xiǎoshuō

据说

jùshuō

胡说

húshuō

说明

shuōmíng

说服

shuōfú

说话

shuōhuà

说不定

shuōbudìng

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