Talk in Chinese (Mandarin): 说 (shuō)
说
shuō
talk
- Simplified
- 说
- Traditional
- 說
- Pinyin
- shuō
- Typed as
- shuo
Use it in a sentence
我们在说话。
我們在說話。
We are talking.
The characters in 说
说 / 說
To say, to talk. 讠 (speech) is on the left.
9 strokes
First tone. Speaking Chinese is 说中文 (shuō Zhōngwén), and talking is 说话 (shuōhuà).
More examples with 说
我会说中文。
我會說中文。
Wǒ huì shuō Zhōngwén.
I can speak Chinese.
妈妈说要早点睡。
媽媽說要早點睡。
Māma shuō yào zǎo diǎn shuì.
Mom says to go to bed early.
How to write 说 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
说 9 strokes
In Traditional characters:
說 14 strokes
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