说 (shuō) Stroke Order, Decomposition & Printable Worksheet
说 (shuō · Hán Việt: Thuyết) — to speak; to say; to explain; theory; to persuade (shuì). Left speech radical 讠 (from 言) + right 兑 (duì, joy/exchange): expressing one’s thoughts clearly in words.
- Pinyin
- shuō
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Thuyết
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠
- IDS Structure
- ⿰讠兑
- Traditional
- 說
说 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (9 Steps)
Customize 说 in Worksheet Generator →说1 点 Diǎn
说1 (25,11)→(36,20)
说2 折 Zhé
说2 (6,43)→(40,63)
说3 点 Diǎn
说3 (48,15)→(55,23)
说4 撇 Piě
说4 (72,6)→(63,23)
说5 竖 Shù
说5 (44,33)→(50,53)
说6 捺 Nà
说6 (48,33)→(68,44)
说7 横 Héng
说7 (52,51)→(73,47)
说8 撇 Piě
说8 (49,58)→(33,85)
说9 捺 Nà
说9 (60,50)→(91,65)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (说 = ⿰讠兑)
Left speech radical 讠 (from 言) + right 兑 (duì, joy/exchange): expressing one’s thoughts clearly in words.
⿰讠兑 → 讠 + 兑 (⿰)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 说
Above the right-hand 口 of 兑, write the Left dot first and the Right short Piě second (forming 丷 pointing inward), then the middle 口, then bottom 儿 (Piě + Vertical-Curved-Hook).
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 说
The top two strokes of 兑 are inward-pointing 丷 (Left dot + Right short Piě), NOT outward-spreading 八.
Essential HSK Compound Words with 说
to speak; to talk
to explain; instructions
novel; fiction
to hear of; listening and speaking
to speak the truth; truth to tell
to expound Buddhist teachings
to say again; to put off a discussion until later
for example
legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
in other words; that is to say
Example Sentences Using 说 (shuō)
页面下方有详细的打印设置说明。
Yèmiàn xiàfāng yǒu xiángxì de dǎyìn shèzhì shuōmíng.
Below the page there are detailed instructions for print settings.
她的中文说得既流利又标准。
Tā de Zhōngwén shuō de jì liúlì yòu biāozhǔn.
She speaks Chinese both fluently and accurately.