説
shuōshuìyuè HSK1

speak

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Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 兑 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
兑
兑 Sound component
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsywejHl̥ot-s exhort
sywetl̥ot speak, explain
ywetlot pleased

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Readings & variants
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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart