(shuō, ㄕㄨㄛ) to speak; to say; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory) [CE-DICT]
被
(ひ) (pref) indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee) [EDICT]
(bèi, ㄅㄟˋ) by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses); to cover; to wear [CE-DICT]
束
(そく) (n,n-suf) (1) {math} lattice; (n,n-suf,ctr) (2) counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); (3) handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows) [EDICT]
(つか) (n) (1) strut; short vertical post; (2) thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (3) (arch) (See 束・そく) handbreadth; bundle [EDICT]
