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說
說
Translingual
| Traditional | 說 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai | 説 |
| Simplified | 说 |
Han character
說 (radical 149 言+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜口金口山 (YRCRU), four-corner 08616, composition ⿰言兌)
References
- 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
Chinese
| trad. | 說/説 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 说 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *hljods, *hljod, *lod) : semantic 言 + phonetic 兌 (OC *l'oːds).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): syut3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sot
- Min Dong (BUC): siók
- Min Nan (POJ): seh / serh / soeh / soat
- Wu (Wiktionary): seq (T4)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ
- Wade-Giles: shuo1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo
- IPA (key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
-
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: syut3
- Yale: syut
- Cantonese Pinyin: syt8
- IPA (key): /ɕyːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sot
- Hakka Romanization System: sod`
- Hagfa Pinyim: sod5
- IPA: /sot̚²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: siók
- IPA (key): /suɔʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seh
- Tâi-lô: seh
- Phofsit Daibuun: seq
- IPA (Xiamen): /seʔ³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /seʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: serh
- Tâi-lô: serh
- IPA (Quanzhou): /səʔ⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soeh
- Tâi-lô: sueh
- Phofsit Daibuun: soeq
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sueʔ³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sueʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soat
- Tâi-lô: suat
- Phofsit Daibuun: soad
- IPA (Xiamen): /suat̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /suat̚⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /suat̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /suat̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /suat̚³²/
- Note: seh/serh/soeh - vernacular; soat - literary.
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: seq (T4)
- IPA (key): /səʔ⁵⁵/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 說 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 書 (26) |
| Final (韻) | 薛 (82) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 失爇切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɕiuᴇt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɕʷiɛt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɕjuæt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɕwiat̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɕiuɛt̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɕĭuɛt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ɕi̯wɛt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shuo |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 說 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 2571 |
| Phonetic component |
兑 |
| Rime group |
月 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
說 |
| Old Chinese |
/*hljod/ |
Definitions
說
- to say, to speak
- to explain
- to refer to
- to discuss
- to introduce; to bring parties together
- to criticize, to scold, to upbraid
- theory; explanation
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 說 (“to say, to speak”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | 言、云、曰 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 說 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 說 |
| Taiwan | 說 | |
| Tianjin | 說 | |
| Jinan | 說 | |
| Xi'an | 說 | |
| Wuhan | 說 | |
| Chengdu | 說 | |
| Hefei | 講 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 講、話 |
| Hong Kong | 講、話 | |
| Yangjiang | 講、話 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 話 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 講、話 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 講 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 講 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 講 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 講 | |
| Zhuolan (Raoping) | 講 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 講 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 說 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 話 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 講 |
| Min Nan | Quanzhou | 說 |
| Xiamen | 講 | |
| Zhangzhou | 講 | |
| Taipei | 講 | |
| Chaozhou | 呾 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 講 |
| Suzhou | 講、說 | |
| Wenzhou | 講 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 講 |
| Shuangfeng | 曰、講 | |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): soi
- Min Nan (POJ): sòe
- Wu (Wiktionary): soe (T2)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˋ
- Wade-Giles: shui4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuey
- IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: seoi3
- Yale: seui
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey3
- IPA (key): /sɵy̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: soi
- Hakka Romanization System: soi
- Hagfa Pinyim: soi4
- IPA: /so̯i⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòe
- Tâi-lô: suè
- Phofsit Daibuun: soex
- IPA (Xiamen): /sue²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sue⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sue²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /sue¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sue²¹/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: soe (T2)
- IPA (key): /sø³⁴/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 說 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 書 (26) |
| Final (韻) | 祭 (36) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 舒芮切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɕiuᴇiH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɕʷiɛiH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɕiuæiH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɕwiajH/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɕiuɛiH/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɕĭwɛiH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ɕi̯wɛiH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shuì |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 說 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 2552 |
| Phonetic component |
兑 |
| Rime group |
祭 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
稅 |
| Old Chinese |
/*hljods/ |
Definitions
說
Etymology 3
Alternative form of 悅／悦 (yuè).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ
- Wade-Giles: yüeh4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yueh
- IPA (key): /y̯œ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: jyut6
- Yale: yuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9
- IPA (key): /jyːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ye̍t
- Hakka Romanization System: ied
- Hagfa Pinyim: yad6
- IPA: /i̯et̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ya̍t
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)iad
- Hagfa Pinyim: yad6
- IPA: /(j)i̯at̚⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: hhyq (T5)
- IPA (key): /ɦɥ̯ɪʔ¹²/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 說 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 薛 (82) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 弋雪切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/jiuᴇt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/jʷiɛt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/juæt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/jwiat̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/iuɛt̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/jĭuɛt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/i̯wɛt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yuè |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 說 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 2577 |
| Phonetic component |
兑 |
| Rime group |
月 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
悅 |
| Old Chinese |
/*lod/ |
Definitions
說
- (archaic) to delight in; to be happy about
Compounds
Derived terms from 說
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Japanese
Kanji
說
Readings
Usage notes
This character has never been used in Japanese and lacks essential JIS support. Tha variant 説 is used instead.
Korean
Hanja
說 • (seol, se, yeol) (hangeul 설, 세, 열, McCune-Reischauer sŏl, se, yŏl, Yale sel, sey, yel)
Vietnamese
Han character
說 (thuyết)
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