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说shuō

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说

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Shuowen

说 (shuō). Composed of 言 (yán, speech) as the radical combined with 兑 (duì, to exchange or speak) on the right—the latter depicting a person opening their mouth in speech. Together they represent the act of speaking, explaining, or conversing through words. This character captures the fundamental human act of verbal exchange, with the speech radical reinforcing that meaning.

Pinyin

shuō· HSK 1· Radical 言