Meaning
to speak; to say
Chinese: 说，文言用法。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yue” becomes a different word in each tone. 曰 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 子曰zǐ yuēConfucius says:
- 号曰hào yuēto be named; named
- 诗曰shī yuēa poem goes:
- 美其名曰měi qí míng yuēto call by the glorified name of (idiom)
Example Sentence
古书上常常写着“子曰”两个字。Gǔ shū shàng cháng cháng xiě zhe “zǐ yuē” liǎng ge zì.Ancient books often have the words the Master said.
古书Gǔ shūancient book上shàngon常常cháng chángfrequently写xiěto write着zhe(ongoing action)“子曰“zǐ yuē”Confucius says:”两liǎngtwo个ge(measure word)字zìletter。