to persuade
to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)

= + : In front of the observatory is a big advertising column. On it is a picture of Sheldon Shrimp, who is depicted to be talking about his new cash exchange booth.
variant of 說|说[shuo1]

= + : In front of the observatory is a big advertising column. On it is a picture of Sheldon Shrimp, who is depicted to be talking about his new cash exchange booth.
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine

说 character breakdown

surname Dui
to cash / to exchange / to add (liquid) / to blend / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp / ☱

= + : Doggy Dog opened a cash exchange booth in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom. His first customers are Apollo and a mean crocodile.
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column. Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).

Characters with 说 as component

说 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 说

to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
as for / when it comes to
to explain / to comment
to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
romance novel / romantic fiction
to speak of / to refer to
to comment; to evaluate
to comment / to evaluate
commentary (for a film etc); caption (for a photo etc)
(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere; two-faced
pornographic novel / dirty book
(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
to hear what was said
(fig.) adaptable / able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere / two-faced
to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
returning to our main topic,... / that said,... / again,... / in this connection / in passing / nevertheless,... / anyhow

Sentences with 说

nán
dào
nǐ
shuo̅
le
bù
suàn
ma