懂中文 Dong Chinese

曰

yuē

say

Depicts a line, representing speech, coming out of a mouth (口).

Components
口 iconic component

口  Iconic component

kǒu

  

mouth

一 iconic component

一  Iconic component

yī

  

one

Represents a line of speech coming out of the mouth.

Evolution

曰 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
曰 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
曰 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
曰 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
曰 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

曰  

yuē

say; KangXi radical 73; to speak; to say

Most common words with 曰
Freq.
Word
Meaning

曰

to speak

美其名曰

to call by the glorified name of (idiom)

子曰

Confucius says:

诗曰

a poem goes:

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (3 verified)

曹 曷 朁

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

汩 曱

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

沓

Distinguishing component in 1 character (1 verified)

替