shuō 
		to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuō 
		Japanese variant of 說|说
to speak
to say
		 
		
		
														
		
		
					
				
		
			Wáng Shuò 
		Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuò 
		beginning
first day of lunar month
north
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yuè xiāng 
		phases of moon, namely: new moon 朔[shùo], first quarter or waxing moon 上弦[shàng xián], full moon 望[wàng] and last quarter or waning moon 下弦[xià xián]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuò 
		matchmaker
see 媒妁[mei2 shuo4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Fù Shuō 
		Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuò 
		to hit sb with a pole
(archaic) pole held by a dancer
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shù jiàn bù xiān 
		see 數見不鮮|数见不鲜[shùo jiàn bù xiān]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuō shì yī huí shì , ér zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì 
		see 說是一回事,做又是另外一回事|说是一回事,做又是另外一回事[shūo shì yī húi shì , zùo yòu shì lìng wài yī húi shì]