yuē
say
Depicts a line, representing speech, coming out of a mouth (口).
Components
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 曰
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to speak | ||
to call by the glorified name of (idiom) | ||
Confucius says: | ||
a poem goes: |
Component uses
Distinguishing component in 1 character (1 verified)
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.387