1. 胡
  2. 說

胡

Previous (索)Next (款)
  • 804th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 115 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
胡→
古月
2Radical
胡→
十ten口mouth月moon
3Graphical
胡→
一丨口冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hú (Hu2)surname Hu
2. hú (hu2)non-Han people, esp. from central Asia • reckless • outrageous • what? • why? • to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
3. hú (hu2)see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
4. hú (hu2)beard • mustache • whiskers

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 胡 hú (hu2)The component 古 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

胡 also appears in:
湖糊蝴瑚葫鹕猢煳醐餬鍸

Example Words

Common

二胡 
胡同 
胡思乱想 (胡思亂想)
胡椒粉 
胡萝卜 (胡蘿蔔)
胡子 (鬍子)

Uncommon

死胡同 
胡乱 (胡亂)
胡扯 
胡搅 (胡攪)
胡桃 
胡椒 
胡萝卜素 (胡蘿蔔素)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
胡话 (胡話)
胡说 (胡說)
胡说八道 (胡說八道)
胡适 (胡適)
胡锦涛 (胡錦濤)
胡闹 (胡鬧)
胡须 (鬍鬚)
黑胡椒 

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說

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Previous (以)Next (时)
  • 24th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 210 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
說→
言兌
2Radical
說→
言speech八eight/divide口mouth儿legs
3Graphical
說→
一丶二口八口丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shuì (shui4)to canvass • to persuade • see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
2. shuō (shuo1)to speak • to say • to explain • to scold • to tell off • a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 說 shuì (shui4)The component 兌 is pronounced as 'duì' (dui4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

来说 (來說)
传说 (傳說)
小说 (小說)
据说 (據說)
说出 (說出)
说好 (說好)
说明 (說明)
说话 (說話)

Uncommon

再说 (再說)
演说 (演說)
无话可说 (無話可說)
总的来说 (總的來說)
听说 (聽說)
胡说 (胡說)
解说 (解說)
诉说 (訴說)
话说 (話說)
说不定 (說不定)
说唱 (說唱)
说教 (說教)
说明书 (說明書)
说服 (說服)
说法 (說法)
说亲 (說親)
说说 (說說)
说谎 (說謊)
说起 (說起)
说道 (說道)
谈天说地 (談天說地)
述说 (述說)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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