Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “shuo”
14 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
shuō
4
Fourth tone
shuò
妁
shuò
烁matchmaker, go-between
6 strokesshuò
朔to sparkle, to shine, to glitter
9 strokesshuò
铄beginning
10 strokesshuò
欶to melt, to smelt
10 strokesshuò
硕to suck, to drink
11 strokesshuò
搠great, eminent
11 strokesshuò
蒴to daub
13 strokesshuò
槊capsule, seed-pod
13 strokesshuò
碩spear, lance
14 strokesshuò
爍great, eminent
14 strokesshuò
鑠to sparkle, to shine, to glitter
19 strokesshuò
to melt, to smelt
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