诉说

to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)

variant of 訴|诉[su4]

to complain / to sue / to tell

to persuade

to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)

variant of 說|说[shuo1]

to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine