說

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See also: 説 and 说

Translingual[edit]

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shinjitai

 説

simplified

 说

traditional

 說

Han character[edit]

說 (radical 149 言+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜口金口山 (YRCRU), four-corner 08616, composition ⿰言兌)

  1. explain, speak, talk, say
  2. inform, comment on, discuss
  3. scold, advice, introduce

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 1164, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35556
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1629, character 14
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: not present, would follow volume 6, page 3979, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+8AAA

Cantonese[edit]

Hanzi[edit]

說 (simplified 说, Yale syut3)

Hakka[edit]

Hanzi[edit]

說 (POJ shot (shot4), shòi (shoi3), ye̍t (yet8), Guangdong shot7 [Meixian], s'ot7 s'oi5 zet8 [Hailu, Kwangtung], sot7 soi5 jet8 [Siyan], sot7 jet8 [Bao'an], sot7 [Dongguan, Hong Kong], Hagfa Pinyim sod5, soi4, yad6)

References[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

說

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings[edit]

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

說 (hangeul 설, 세, 열 (seol, se, yeol), revised seol, se, yeol, McCune-Reischauer sŏl, se, yŏl, Yale sel, sey, yel)

Mandarin[edit]

Hanzi[edit]

說 (simplified 说, Pinyin shuō (shuo1), Wade-Giles shuo1)

Noun[edit]

說 (traditional, Pinyin shuō, simplified 说)

  1. (literary) theory; explanation

Verb[edit]

說 (traditional, Pinyin shuō, simplified 说)

  1. (Beginning Mandarin) to speak; to say; to explain
  2. criticize, scold, upbraid

Verb[edit]

說 (traditional, Pinyin shuì, simplified 说)

  1. (literary) to persuade

Verb[edit]

說 (traditional, Pinyin yuè, simplified 说)

  1. (archaic) to delight in; to be happy about

Compounds[edit]

External links[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

說 (thuyết)

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