(sù) - to tell; to inform; to complain (bound morpheme) in Mandarin

sù

Traditional: 訴

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Translation

to tell; to inform; to complain (bound morpheme)

Word origin

A phono-semantic character: the speech radical 讠gives the meaning of telling or complaining, with 斥 (chì) as the phonetic.

Origin: phono-semantic
Root: 讠 (speech radical) + 斥 (chì, phonetic)

Stroke order

诉

Examples

。

Please tell me the answer.

。

He told me a secret.

。

I didn't tell anyone.

。

He filed a complaint with the police.

。

Please tell me your thoughts.

诉 (sù) is a bound morpheme meaning to tell or inform, anchored in 告诉 (gào sù) "to tell".

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告诉gào sùto tell, to inform

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This word is part of lesson 103.