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Kanji Detail for 說 - "explain, theory, story, persuade, rejoice"
說
- Meaning
說 means "explain, theory, story, persuade, rejoice."
Explain - To elucidate; to state; to admonish.
Theory - A thought; an opinion; an interpretation.
Story - A tale.
Persuade - To convince; to make someone agree.
Rejoice - To be glad.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to persuade
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Explaining things with words. Such as 演說 (speech), 說明 (explanation). | Discourse. Such as 邪說 (heretical doctrines), 異說 (different theories). | Anciently same as 悅. The character for joy was often written as 說 in classics and commentaries. | Using words to persuade people to follow oneself. Such as 游說 (persuasion).
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