Word definition:
| Simplified Pīnyīn | | English Definition | Traditional HSK |
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| | to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word | HSK 1 | |
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Character decomposition:
| Character | | Tot Str Rad / Str | Mandarin Pīnyīn | Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds | Jyutping Cantonese | Variant Four corner Cangjie |
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说 | | 9画 | | speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid | | 說説 3871 IVCRU |
| | 话 | | 8画 | | speech, talk, language; dialect | | 話 3276 IVHJR |
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Word decomposition:
| Simplified | | English Definition |
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说话 | | to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word | | | 说 | | to persuade | | | 说 | | to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory) | | | 话 | | dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL: 種|种, 席, 句, 口, 番 | | | 话 | | | |
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Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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