세

Character	세
Hangul Syllables	U+C138
Composition	ㅅ + ㅔ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	t-p

Korean

Etymology 1

세 섹 섺 섻 센 섽 섾 섿 셀 셁 셂 셃 셄 셅 셆 셇 셈 셉 셊 셋 셌 셍 셎 셏 셐 셑 셒 셓
서 ←	셔 →

Syllable

세 (transliterations: Revised se, McCune–Reischauer , Yale sey)

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

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: seː
• Phonetic hangul: 세ː

Romanization

Revised	se
McCune–Reischauer	se	Yale	sēy

Number

세 (se)

1. three (of something).
   • 학생 세 명, “three students.”
   • 비둘기 세 마리, “three pigeons.”

Alternative forms

• 셋 (used for the number by itself).

See also

• 삼 (sam)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

세 (se)

1. 世 (대 세)
2. 稅 (세금 세)
3. 勢 (권세 세)
4. 歲 (해 세)
5. 細 (가늘 세)
6. 洗 (씻을 세)
7. 貰 (세낼 세)
8. 笹 (가는 대 세)
9. 說 (달랠 세)