to speak; to say; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)[cedict]
行凶者
xìng xiōng zhěㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄓㄜˇ
perpetrator[cedict]
向
xiàngㄒㄧㄤˋ
direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly; to side with; to be partial to; all along (previously); surname Xiang[cedict]