曰 (yuē) — to say (archaic/literary, used in classical texts and formal quotations)

Definition

Examples

• 子曰：“己所不欲，勿施于人。”
  Zǐ yuē: "jǐ suǒ bú yù, wù shī yú rén."
  The Master said: ‘Do not do to others what you do not wish for yourself.’
• 古语曰：“千里之行，始于足下。”
  Gǔ yǔ yuē: "qiān lǐ zhī xíng, shǐ yú zú xià."
  An old saying goes: ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’
• 碑文曰：“为天地立心，为生民立命。”
  Bēi wén yuē: "wèi tiān dì lì xīn, wéi shēng mín lì mìng."
  The epitaph reads: ‘To set a heart for Heaven and Earth, to ordain a destiny for the people.’