서

Character	서
Hangul Syllables	U+C11C
Composition	ㅅ + ㅓ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	t-j

Korean

Etymology 1

서 석 섞 섟 선 섡 섢 섣 설 섥 섦 섧 섨 섩 섪 섫 섬 섭 섮 섯 섰 성 섲 섳 섴 섵 섶 섷
섀 ←	세 →

Syllable

서 (transliterations: Revised seo, McCune–Reischauer , Yale se)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ and ㅓ.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Noun

서 (seo, hanja 西)

1. west

서 (seo, hanja 書)

1. book

서 (seo, hanja 瑞)

1. prosperity

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. Compare 셋 (set, “three”)

Noun

서 (seo)

1. three; Variant form of 셋.

Synonyms

• 셋 (set)

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin. Compare 에서 (eseo, “from, in, at, on”)

Particle

서 (seo)

1. (denoting movement) from
2. (locative, denoting a place where something happens) in, at, on

Usage notes

• 서 (seo) is the simple form of 에서 (eseo), used for phonetic reasons.

Synonyms

• 에서 (eseo)

Etymology 5

Suffix

서 (-seo)

1. and thus

   서 (seo) follows a verb in the -어 (eo)/아 (a)- form to express that the event indicated by the clause to which the verb belongs is the cause of the effect indicated by the following clause

2. and then

   서 (seo) follows a verb in the -어 (eo)/아 (a)- form to express that the event indicated by the clause to which the verb belongs occurs before the event indicated by the following clause

Synonyms

• 가지고 (gajigo)