Memory phrase for the Kanji: 说


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Meaning

to explain, to canvass, to persuade

Pronunciation

shuì, shuō

Explanation

Left: word / (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: money transfer (coming out of my elder brother )

Mnemonic

The words coming out ouf my elder brother explain it.

Radicals

wordtraditionally , which shows sound waves out of a mouth
coming out
money transfer, to cash
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Vocabulary

 就是说  jiù shì shuō  in other words; that is
 就是说  jiù shì shuō  
 说服  shuō fú  to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
 一般说来  yī bān shuō lái  generally speaking; in general
 短篇小说  duǎn piān xiǎo shuō  narrative; short story
 劝说  quàn shuō  persuade; persuasion; advise
 是啥说啥  shì shá shuō shá  call a spade a spade (idiom)
 说谎  shuō huǎng  to lie; to tell an untruth
 瞎说  xiā shuō  to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about
 众说纷揉  zhòng shuō fēn róu  lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ; controversial matters
 说帖  shuō tiě  memorandum; note (i.e. written statement)
 说帖  shuō tiě  


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