说服 shuōfú▶ Persuadir

Stroke order

说服 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 说 — 9 strokes
• 服 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to persuade
2. to convince
3. to talk sb over

Related words

• 传说Leyenda
• 佩服Admirar
• 克服Superar
• 据说supuestamente; se dice
• 服装disfraz; vestido
• 胡说Tonterías

说服 is pronounced shuōfú and means “Persuadir”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 说服 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.