서

Korean

Etymology 1

서석섞섟선섡섢 섣설섥섦섧섨섩 섪섫섬섭섮섯섰 성섲섳섴섵섶섷
섀 ←	→ 세

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 서 • (seo)

1. (deprecated template usage) 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

Synonyms

• 하늬바람 (hanuibaram, “west wind”)

Related terms

• 동 (東, dong): east
• 북 (北, buk): north
• 남 (南, nam): south

서 • (seo) (hanja 書)

1. book

서 • (seo) (hanja 瑞)

1. prosperity

서 • (seo) (hanja 署)

1. police station
2. government office

Etymology 3

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

Noun

서 • (seo)

1. three; variant form of 셋 (set)

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)