説

Stroke order

説 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 難卜口金口 (XYRCR) or 卜口金口山 (YRCRU), composition ⿰訁兑)

• 𡣛, 𧭚

• 說 (Traditional form used in Taiwan, also the orthodox form in Kangxi dictionary)

説 is not encoded in the Big5 character set for traditional Chinese characters.

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1165, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35556
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3979, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8AAC

This character is the preferred form used in Hong Kong. It is also the traditional form of 说 used in mainland China.

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 說)

1. theory
2. explanation

From Middle Chinese 說 (MC sywet); compare Mandarin 說 / 说 (shuō):

• Go-on: せち (sechi)
• Kan-on: せつ (setsu, Jōyō)

From Middle Chinese 說 (MC sywejH); compare Mandarin 說 / 说 (shuì):

• Go-on: せ (se)
• Kan-on: せい (sei)
• Kan’yō-on: ぜい (zei, Jōyō ^†)、せつ (setsu, Jōyō)

From Middle Chinese 說 (MC ywet); compare Mandarin 說 / 说 (yuè):

• Go-on: えち (echi)
• Kan-on: えつ (etsu)

From native Japanese roots:

• Kun: とく (toku, 説く, Jōyō)、よろこぶ (yorokobu, 説ぶ)、よろこばしい (yorokobashii, 説ばしい)
• Nanori: あき (aki)、かぬ (kanu)、かね (kane)、こと (koto)、さとし (satoshi)、つぐ (tsugu)、とき (toki)、とく (toku)、のぶ (nobu)、ひさ (hisa)

From Middle Chinese 說 (MC sywet).

• (Tokyo) せつ (Atamadaka – )^[1]
• IPA^(key):

説(せつ) • (setsu) 

1. theory

   […] という説(せつ)を否(ひ)定(てい)する

   to iu setsu o hitei suru

   reject the theory that

説 • (seol, se, yeol) (hangeul 설, 세, 열, revised seol, se, yeol, McCune–Reischauer sŏl, se, yŏl, Yale sel, sey, yel)

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説: Hán Nôm readings: thuyết, thót, thốt

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