说服 shuōfú▶ ชักชวน

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ตำนาน
• 佩服ชื่นชม
• 克服เอาชนะ
• 据说กล่าวหาว่า; มีคนกล่าวว่า
• 服装เครื่องแต่งกาย; ชุด
• 胡说ไร้สาระ

说服 is pronounced shuōfú and means “ชักชวน”. 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.