Our character for today is 说
Simplified Chinese character: 说
Traditional Chinese character: 說
(The radical on the left is different, in the traditional Chinese character it is 言,
whereas in the simplified Chinese character it is 讠)
Pronunciation:
This character is pronounced shuō in the 1st tone.
Except in rare cases in specific cases, where it can be pronounced shuì
What it means:
说 means to ‘speak’ or to ‘say’
You’ll see it in words like 说话 shuōhuà (to speak or to say)
Let’s break it down:
The left hand side of the character is a radical that means ‘words’, and the right hand side is 兑, which originally indicated the pronunciation of the character.