shuō · trad. 說
to say; to speak / sagen; sprechen
讠 (言, R149) + 兑 (duì)
speech + sound → to say
Speech radical plus 兑 (duì) — sound coming out as words.
Sprach-Radikal plus 兑 (duì) – Laut wird zu gesprochenem Wort.
to speak / sprechen
novel / Roman
to hear that / hören dass
to make a story consistent / seine Aussage stimmig machen
to mean what one says / Wort halten
opinions vary widely / die Meinungen gehen auseinander