shuō

to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 1 trad. 說

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

你在说什么?

What are you saying?

老师说,明天上课。

The teacher says we have class tomorrow.