说服
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
说服 (shuōfú) · to persuade
说服 (shuōfú) means “to persuade; to convince”. It is written with 2 characters: 说 (to speak) + 服 (clothing). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 说服 is built
The characters
说 shuō · to speak
What 说 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 兑duì — cash
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 儿ér — child
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 兑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
服 fú · clothing
What 服 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A person 卩 putting on 又 a coat 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我终于说服了妈妈。Wǒ zhōngyú shuōfú le māma.I finally convinced my mom.
你能说服他吗？Nǐ néng shuōfú tā ma?Can you persuade him?
Questions about 说服
What does 说服 mean?
说服 (shuōfú) means “to persuade; to convince”.
How do you pronounce 说服?
说服 is pronounced shuōfú.
Which HSK level is 说服?
说服 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
- 听说tīngshuōto hear
- 小说xiǎoshuōnovel
- 传说chuánshuōlegend
- 据说jùshuōit is said that
- 说不定shuōbudìngmaybe
- 一般来说yībān lái shuōgenerally speaking
- 胡说húshuōto talk nonsense
Learn 说服 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.