# 說

| 說 | U+8AAA, &#35498; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8AAA |
| ← 誩 [U+8AA9] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 誫 → [U+8AAB] |
| 說 | U+F96F, &#63855; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F96F |
| ← 葉 [U+F96E] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 殺 → [U+F970] |
| 說 | U+F9A1, &#63905; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9A1 |
| ← 裂 [U+F9A0] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 廉 → [U+F9A2] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 說 |
| Shinjitai | 説 |
| Simplified | 说 |

### Han character

說 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜口金口山 (YRCRU), four-corner 0861$_6$, composition ⿰訁兌)

#### Derived characters

* 𡁾

#### Related characters

* 説 (Traditional form used in Hong Kong, mainland China and Japan)
* 说 (Simplified Chinese)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1164, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35556
* Dae Jaweon: page 1629, character 14
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 6, page 3979, character 3
* Unihan data for U+8AAA
* Unihan data for U+F96F
* Unihan data for U+F9A1

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 說 :
| Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script |
| | Old Chinese |
| 毤 | *l̥ʰoːds |
| 蛻 | *l'oːds, *l̥ʰoːds, *hljods, *lod, *lod |
| 娧 | *l̥ʰoːds, *lod |
| 駾 | *l̥ʰoːds |
| 裞 | *l̥ʰoːds, *hljods |
| 兌 | *l'oːds |
| 綐 | *l'oːds |
| 銳 | *l'oːds, *lods |
| 帨 | *stʰods, *hljods |
| 稅 | *hljods |
| 說 | *hljods, *hljod, *lod |
| 涚 | *hljods |
| 䫄 | *rtʰoːd |
| 脫 | *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd |
| 侻 | *l̥ʰoːd |
| 挩 | *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd |
| 莌 | *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd |
| 梲 | *l̥ʰoːd, *ʔljod, *l̥ʰuːd |
| 鮵 | *l'oːd |
| 敓 | *l'oːd |
| 痥 | *l'oːd |
| 悅 | *lod, *lod |
| 閱 | *lod |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *hljods, *hljod, *lod): semantic 言 + phonetic 兌 (OC *l'oːds).

### Etymology

All of the pronunciations of this character are in the same word family apparently derived from a root *lo meaning “to loosen; to relax” (Schuessler, 2007); based on this, STEDT compares the word to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-lwat (“free; release; slip; dislocate”), whence also 脫 (OC *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd, “to peel off, take off (clothes), escape, etc.”). However, STEDT also offers an alternative derivation from a provisional Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-tsyat (“to speak, say”), comparing Tibetan འཆད ('chad, “to say, explain”), which is semantically more appealing; the association with the words associated with "release" may be a case of phonetic pigeonholing.
According to the "release" theory, Pronunciation 1 is derived by causative devoicing of 悅 (OC *lod, “to relax; to be delighted”) (pronunciation 3).
Pronunciation 2 is probably the exoactive of pronunciation 1.

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shuō (shuo$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): so$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): фә (fə, I) / шә (šə, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): syut$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): sot$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): sot$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sot
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sod$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): sueh$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): siók
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sue$^5$ / soeh$^6$ / syeh$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): seh / serh / soeh / soat
    (Teochew, Peng'im): suêh$^4$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^7$seq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xye$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shuō
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shuo
*** Wade–Giles: shuo$^1$
*** Yale: shwō
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo
*** Palladius: шо (šo)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: so$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: so
*** Sinological IPA : /so²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: фә (fə, I) / шә (šə, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /fə²⁴/, /ʂə²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: syut$^3$
*** Yale: syut
*** Cantonese Pinyin: syt$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xud$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /syːt̚³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: sot$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sᵘɔt̚⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: sot$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɵt̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sot
*** Hakka Romanization System: sod$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sod$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /sot̚²/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sod$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɔt̚¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: sueh$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /suəʔ²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: siók
*** Sinological IPA : /suɔʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sue$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬuei²¹/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: soeh$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬœʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: syeh$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬyøʔ²/
* sue5 - vernacular;
* soeh6/syeh6 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: sywet
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 |
| Baxter | sywet |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɕiuᴇt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɕʷiɛt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɕjuæt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɕwiat̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ɕiuɛt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ɕĭuɛt̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɕi̯wɛt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shuo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | syut$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ot/
    (Zhengzhang): /*hljod/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 說 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | shuō |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ sywet › |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ot/ |
| English | speak, explain |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
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
    說漢語／说汉语 ― shuō Hànyǔ ― speak Chinese
    說話／说话 ― shuōhuà ― to speak
       Zhè jiù shì wǒ suǒ shuō de. [Pinyin]
       That’s what I said.
* to explain
    把話說清楚／把话说清楚 ― bǎ huà shuō qīngchǔ ― to make it clear
* to refer to
       Shì shuō nǐ, bùshì shuō tā. [Pinyin]
       I am talking about you, not them.
* to discuss
    沒有好說的。／没有好说的。 ― Méiyǒu hǎo shuō de. ― There is nothing to say.
* to introduce; to bring parties together
    說媒／说媒 ― shuōméi ― to act as a matchmaker
* to criticize; to scold; to upbraid
       Nǐ zěnme tiāntiān dōu shuō wǒ? [Pinyin]
       Why do you constantly criticize me?
* to perform
    說相聲／说相声 ― shuō xiàngshēng ― to perform cross-talk
* theory; explanation
    學說／学说 ― xuéshuō ― theory
    假說／假说 ― jiǎshuō ― hypothesis

##### Synonyms

* (to say):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 言, 云, 曰, 道 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 說, 道 literary |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 說 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 說, 講 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 說, 講 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 說, 講 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 說 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 說 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 說, 講 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 說 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 說 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 說 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 說 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 講 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 講 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pematangsiantar | 講 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 講 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 講, 話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 講, 話 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 講, 話 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 講, 話 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 講 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 話 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 講 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 話 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 講, 話 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 講 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 講 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 講 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 講 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 講 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 講, 話 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 講, 話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 講, 話 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 講 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 講 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 講 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 話 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 講, 話 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 講 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 講 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 講 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 講 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 講 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 講 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 講 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 講 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 講 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 講 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 講 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 說 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 話 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 講 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 講 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 講 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 講 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 講 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 說 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 說 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 說, 講 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 講 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 呾, 講 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 講 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 講 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 講 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 講 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 講 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 講 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 說, 講 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 講 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 講 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 呾 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 講 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 講 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 講 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 講 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 講 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 講 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 講 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 講, 說 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 講 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 話 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 講, 說 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 說, 話, 講 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 講, 話 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 講, 話 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 講 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 講 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 講 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 講 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang (Meiqiao) | 講 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 曰, 講 |
* (to explain):
* 交代 (jiāodài)
* 介紹 / 介绍 (jièshào) (a situation)
* 分解 (fēnjiě)
* 拆白 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 拆破 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 解說 / 解说 (jiěshuō)
* 解釋 / 解释 (jiěshì)
* 訓 / 训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds, meanings of words)
* 說明 / 说明 (shuōmíng)
* 說解 / 说解 (shuōjiě) (literary)
* 講明 / 讲明 (jiǎngmíng)
* 講解 / 讲解 (jiǎngjiě)
* 開釋 / 开释 (kāishì) (literary)
* 闡明 / 阐明 (chǎnmíng)
* 闡發 / 阐发 (chǎnfā)
* 闡說 / 阐说 (chǎnshuō)
* 闡論 / 阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)
* 闡釋 / 阐释 (chǎnshì)
* 陳 / 陈 (chén) (literary, or in compounds)
* (to refer):
* 提到 (tídào)
* 提及 (tíjí)
* 提起 (tíqǐ)
* 言及 (yánjí) (literary)
* 說到 / 说到 (shuōdào)
* 說起 / 说起 (shuōqǐ)
* 談到 / 谈到 (tándào)
* 論及 / 论及 (lùnjí)
* 談及 / 谈及 (tánjí)
* 談起 / 谈起 (tánqǐ)
* 齒及 / 齿及 (chǐjí) (literary)
* 齒數 / 齿数 (chǐshǔ) (literary)
* (to discuss):
* 交涉 (jiāoshè)
* 傾 / 倾 (king$^1$) (Cantonese, informal)
* 協商 / 协商 (xiéshāng)
* 協議 / 协议 (xiéyì)
* 口語 / 口语 (kǒuyǔ) (archaic)
* 商榷 (shāngquè) (chiefly in an academic context)
* 商討 / 商讨 (shāngtǎo)
* 商談 / 商谈 (shāngtán)
* 商議 / 商议 (shāngyì)
* 商量 (shāngliang)
* 接接 (Hokkien)
* 接洽 (jiēqià) (formal)
* 插話 / 插话 (Hokkien)
* 會談 / 会谈 (huìtán)
* 槌摃鐵 / 槌𫼱铁 (Hokkien)
* 比接 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 洽商 (qiàshāng)
* 洽談 / 洽谈 (qiàtán)
* 申論 / 申论 (shēnlùn)
* 研究 (yánjiū)
* 磋商 (cuōshāng) (formal)
* 磋議 / 磋议 (cuōyì)
* 磨合 (móhé) (figurative)
* 觸牙 / 触牙 (Hokkien)
* 言說 / 言说 (yánshuō) (formal)
* 言論 / 言论 (yánlùn)
* 言辭 / 言辞 (yáncí) (literary)
* 計謀 / 计谋 (jìmóu) (literary)
* 計議 / 计议 (jìyì) (literary)
* 計較 / 计较
* 討論 / 讨论 (tǎolùn)
* 評 / 评 (píng) (literary, or in compounds)
* 評論 / 评论 (pínglùn)
* 說合 / 说合 (shuōhé)
* 說道 / 说道 (shuōdao) (colloquial)
* 談判 / 谈判 (tánpàn)
* 談論 / 谈论 (tánlùn)
* 謀慮 / 谋虑 (móulǜ) (literary)
* 講論 / 讲论 (jiǎnglùn)
* 議 / 议 (yì)
* 議論 / 议论 (yìlùn)
* 錦議 / 锦议 (Hokkien)
* 闡論 / 阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)
* (to criticize):
* 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
* 叱呵 (chìhē)
* 叱罵 / 叱骂 (chìmà)
* 叱責 / 叱责 (chìzé)
* 吆喝 (colloquial)
* 呲 (cī)
* 呲兒 / 呲儿 (cīr)
* 呵叱 (hēchì)
* 呼喝 (hūhè) (literary)
* 呲打 (cīda) (Northeastern Mandarin)
* 呵斥 (hēchì)
* 呵責 / 呵责 (hēzé) (literary)
* 喝叱
* 嗔怪 (chēnguài) (literary)
* 嗔著 / 嗔着 (chēnzhe) (colloquial)
* 怪 (guài)
* 怒 (nù) (Classical Chinese)
* 怨怪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 怪罪 (guàizuì)
* 批評 / 批评 (pīpíng)
* 指摘 (zhǐzhāi)
* 指斥 (zhǐchì)
* 指責 / 指责 (zhǐzé)
* 指點 / 指点 (zhǐdiǎn)
* 捋 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 掛數 / 挂数 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 摘 (literary, or in compounds)
* 撻伐 / 挞伐 (tàfá) (literary, figurative)
* 數落 / 数落 (shǔluo) (informal)
* 數說 / 数说 (shǔshuō)
* 斥斥 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 斥罵 / 斥骂 (chìmà)
* 斥責 / 斥责 (chìzé)
* 歸咎 / 归咎 (guījiù)
* 歸罪 / 归罪 (guīzuì)
* 派
* 激勵 / 激励 (jīlì) (literary)
* 熊 (xióng) (colloquial)
* 申斥 (shēnchì)
* 痛罵 / 痛骂 (tòngmà)
* 聲討 / 声讨 (shēngtǎo)
* 訓 / 训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds)
* 訓斥 / 训斥 (xùnchì)
* 詬病 / 诟病 (gòubìng) (literary)
* 說話 / 说话 (shuōhuà)
* 謗議 / 谤议 (bàngyì) (literary)
* 譴責 / 谴责 (qiǎnzé)
* 責備 / 责备 (zébèi)
* 責怪 / 责怪 (zéguài)
* 責罵 / 责骂 (zémà)
* 責難 / 责难 (zénàn)
* 貶斥 / 贬斥 (biǎnchì) (literary)
* 貶責 / 贬责 (biǎnzé)
* 賴 / 赖 (lài)
* 非議 / 非议 (fēiyì)
* 非難 / 非难 (fēinàn)
* 體斥 / 体斥 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* (theory):
* 學說 / 学说 (xuéshuō)
* 理念 (lǐniàn)
* 理想 (lǐxiǎng) (literary)
* 理論 / 理论 (lǐlùn)
* 論理 / 论理 (lùnlǐ)

#### Compounds

* 一家之說 / 一家之说
* 一說 / 一说 (yīshuō)
* 不好說話 / 不好说话
* 不容分說 / 不容分说 (bùróngfēnshuō)
* 不會說話 / 不会说话
* 不消說 / 不消说 (bùxiāoshuō)
* 不用說 / 不用说 (bùyòngshuō)
* 不由分說 / 不由分说 (bùyóufēnshuō)
* 不瞞你說 / 不瞒你说
* 不說價 / 不说价
* 不說虛頭 / 不说虚头
* 且說 / 且说 (qiěshuō)
* 世說新語 / 世说新语 (Shìshuōxīnyǔ)
* 中篇小說 / 中篇小说 (zhōngpiān xiǎoshuō)
* 主知說 / 主知说
* 亂說 / 乱说 (luànshuō)
* 二話不說 / 二话不说
* 今世說 / 今世说
* 他方說 / 他方说
* 代為說項 / 代为说项
* 他說 / 他说
* 何消說 / 何消说
* 信口胡說 / 信口胡说
* 信嘴胡說 / 信嘴胡说
* 偵探小說 / 侦探小说
* 傳說 / 传说 (chuánshuō)
* 先天說 / 先天说
* 光說不做 / 光说不做 (guāngshuōbùzuò)
* 光說不練 / 光说不练
* 六說白道 / 六说白道
* 再說 / 再说 (zàishuō)
* 分說 / 分说 (fēnshuō)
* 別說 / 别说 (biéshuō)
* 勦說 / 剿说
* 勸說 / 劝说 (quànshuō)
* 卻說 / 却说 (quèshuō)
* 原說 / 原说
* 又說又笑 / 又说又笑
* 口說無憑 / 口说无凭 (kǒushuōwúpíng)
* 古今小說 / 古今小说
* 古典小說 / 古典小说
* 各說各話 / 各说各话 (gèshuōgèhuà)
* 呦嚄說 / 呦嚄说
* 單弦說唱 / 单弦说唱
* 單說 / 单说
* 嚼說 / 嚼说
* 圖說 / 图说 (túshuō)
* 報告小說 / 报告小说
* 塗說 / 涂说
* 多道散說 / 多道散说
* 大河小說 / 大河小说
* 大致說來 / 大致说来
* 天動說 / 天动说
* 太極圖說 / 太极图说
* 奇說 / 奇说
* 契約說 / 契约说
* 好說 / 好说 (hǎoshuō)
* 妄說 / 妄说
* 好說歹說 / 好说歹说
* 好說話 / 好说话 (hǎoshuōhuà)
* 字說 / 字说
* 孫文學說 / 孙文学说
* 定說 / 定说
* 宣說 / 宣说
* 家至人說 / 家至人说
* 實話實說 / 实话实说 (shíhuàshíshuō)
* 實說 / 实说
* 寬皮說話 / 宽皮说话
* 小小說 / 小小说
* 小說 / 小说
* 小說家 / 小说家 (xiǎoshuōjiā)
* 嵬說 / 嵬说
* 巧說 / 巧说
* 師說 / 师说 (shīshuō)
* 彈空說嘴 / 弹空说嘴
* 從何說起 / 从何说起
* 志怪小說 / 志怪小说
* 性善說 / 性善说 (xìngshànshuō)
* 性惡說 / 性恶说
* 恐怖小說 / 恐怖小说
* 慢說 / 慢说
* 憑媒說合 / 凭媒说合
* 憑良心說 / 凭良心说
* 成事不說 / 成事不说
* 成說 / 成说 (chéngshuō)
* 戶說 / 户说
* 打諢說笑 / 打诨说笑
* 打鼓說書 / 打鼓说书
* 招說 / 招说
* 指一說十 / 指一说十
* 指天說地 / 指天说地
* 指山說磨 / 指山说磨
* 指東說西 / 指东说西
* 指桑說槐 / 指桑说槐
* 按說 / 按说 (ànshuō)
* 推理小說 / 推理小说
* 捷說 / 捷说
* 推說 / 推说
* 換句話說 / 换句话说 (huànjùhuàshuō)
* 摽說 / 摽说
* 據說 / 据说 (jùshuō)
* 攝影小說 / 摄影小说
* 教育小說 / 教育小说
* 敘說 / 叙说 (xùshuō)
* 數說 / 数说 (shǔshuō)
* 斷臂說書 / 断臂说书
* 明說 / 明说 (míngshuō)
* 曲說 / 曲说 (qūshuō)
* 更不消說 / 更不消说
* 會道能說 / 会道能说
* 有個說兒 / 有个说儿
* 有話好說 / 有话好说 (yǒuhuàhǎoshuō)
* 有說有笑 / 有说有笑 (yǒushuōyǒuxiào)
* 概說 / 概说 (gàishuō)
* 橫說豎說 / 横说竖说
* 欲說還休 / 欲说还休
* 武俠小說 / 武侠小说
* 歷史小說 / 历史小说 (lìshǐ xiǎoshuō)
* 死說活說 / 死说活说
* 比方說 / 比方说
* 沒得說的 / 没得说的
* 沒有說的 / 没有说的
* 沒話說 / 没话说
* 浮詞曲說 / 浮词曲说
* 浮說 / 浮说
* 海說神聊 / 海说神聊
* 混說 / 混说
* 淺說 / 浅说
* 游辭浮說 / 游辞浮说
* 滿口胡說 / 满口胡说
* 演說 / 演说 (yǎnshuō)
* 漫說 / 漫说
* 演說家 / 演说家 (yǎnshuōjiā)
* 演說詞 / 演说词 (yǎnshuōcí)
* 潑說 / 泼说
* 無話可說 / 无话可说 (wúhuàkěshuō)
* 照說 / 照说 (zhàoshuō)
* 燕說 / 燕说
* 現身說法 / 现身说法
* 申說 / 申说 (shēnshuō)
* 界說 / 界说 (jièshuō)
* 異端邪說 / 异端邪说
* 異聞傳說 / 异闻传说
* 異說 / 异说 (yìshuō)
* 痴人說夢 / 痴人说梦 (chīrénshuōmèng)
* 白話小說 / 白话小说
* 白說 / 白说 (báishuō)
* 白說六道 / 白说六道
* 白說綠道 / 白说绿道
* 百般解說 / 百般解说
* 盲人說象 / 盲人说象 (mángrén shuō xiàng)
* 直話直說 / 直话直说 (zhíhuà zhíshuō)
* 看圖說話 / 看图说话
* 眾說 / 众说 (zhòngshuō)
* 眾說紛紜 / 众说纷纭 (zhòngshuōfēnyún)
* 瞎說 / 瞎说 (xiāshuō)
* 瞎說八道 / 瞎说八道
* 瞽說 / 瞽说
* 短篇小說 / 短篇小说 (duǎnpiān xiǎoshuō)
* 短長之說 / 短长之说
* 矰繳之說 / 矰缴之说
* 破說 / 破说
* 科幻小說 / 科幻小说
* 稗官小說 / 稗官小说 (bàiguānxiǎoshuō)
* 稱說 / 称说 (chēngshuō)
* 空口說 / 空口说
* 空說 / 空说
* 筆記小說 / 笔记小说
* 細說 / 细说 (xìshuō)
* 翻譯小說 / 翻译小说
* 聲說聲聽 / 声说声听
* 聽說 / 听说 (tīngshuō)
* 聽說聽道 / 听说听道
* 胡說 / 胡说 (húshuō)
* 胡說亂語 / 胡说乱语
* 胡說亂道 / 胡说乱道
* 胡說八道 / 胡说八道 (húshuōbādào)
* 胡說散道 / 胡说散道
* 胡說白道 / 胡说白道
* 脂粉小說 / 脂粉小说
* 能說善道 / 能说善道
* 能說慣道 / 能说惯道
* 能說會道 / 能说会道 (néngshuōhuìdào)
* 臆說 / 臆说
* 自圓其說 / 自圆其说 (zìyuánqíshuō)
* 自立一說 / 自立一说
* 自說自話 / 自说自话
* 色情小說 / 色情小说
* 花說柳說 / 花说柳说
* 荒謬小說 / 荒谬小说
* 莫說 / 莫说
* 著書立說 / 著书立说 (zhùshūlìshuō)
* 蔓說 / 蔓说
* 衍說 / 衍说
* 街談巷說 / 街谈巷说 (jiētánxiàngshuō)
* 觀眉說眼 / 观眉说眼
* 解說 / 解说 (jiěshuō)
* 言情小說 / 言情小说 (yánqíng xiǎoshuō)
* 言說 / 言说 (yánshuō)
* 訴說 / 诉说 (sùshuō)
* 評說 / 评说 (píngshuō)
* 誇強說會 / 夸强说会
* 詮說 / 诠说
* 話說 / 话说 (huàshuō)
* 誇說 / 夸说
* 說一不二 / 说一不二 (shuyībù'èr)
* 說一是一 / 说一是一
* 說三分 / 说三分
* 說三說四 / 说三说四
* 說三道四 / 说三道四 (shuōsāndàosì)
* 說不上 / 说不上 (shuōbushàng)
* 說不上來 / 说不上来
* 說不下去 / 说不下去
* 說不來 / 说不来
* 說不出 / 说不出 (shuōbùchū)
* 說不定 / 说不定 (shuōbùdìng)
* 說不得 / 说不得
* 說不是 / 说不是
* 說不清 / 说不清 (shuōbùqīng)
* 說不盡 / 说不尽
* 說不過 / 说不过
* 說不過去 / 说不过去 (shuōbuguòqù)
* 說也奇怪 / 说也奇怪
* 說事 / 说事
* 說事過錢 / 说事过钱
* 說人情 / 说人情
* 說今道古 / 说今道古
* 說來 / 说来 (shuōlái)
* 說來話長 / 说来话长 (shuōláihuàcháng)
* 說來說去 / 说来说去
* 說做就做 / 说做就做
* 說公案 / 说公案
* 說兵機 / 说兵机
* 說分上 / 说分上
* 說到做到 / 说到做到 (shuōdàozuòdào)
* 說動 / 说动 (shuōdòng)
* 說化 / 说化
* 說千說萬 / 说千说万
* 說參請 / 说参请
* 說口 / 说口
* 說古 / 说古
* 說古談今 / 说古谈今
* 說合 / 说合 (shuōhé)
* 說和 / 说和 (shuōhé)
* 說唱 / 说唱 (shuōchàng)
* 說唱文學 / 说唱文学
* 說嘴 / 说嘴 (shuōzuǐ)
* 說嘴打嘴 / 说嘴打嘴
* 說地談天 / 说地谈天
* 說夢 / 说梦
* 說夢話 / 说梦话 (shuō mènghuà)
* 說大話 / 说大话 (shuō dàhuà)
* 說天說地 / 说天说地
* 說好 / 说好 (shuōhǎo)
* 說好說歹 / 说好说歹
* 說媒 / 说媒 (shuōméi)
* 說學逗唱 / 说学逗唱 (shuōxuédòuchàng)
* 說定 / 说定 (shuōdìng)
* 說家克計 / 说家克计
* 說寡嘴 / 说寡嘴
* 說岔 / 说岔
* 說帖 / 说帖
* 說得來 / 说得来 (shuōdelái)
* 說得著 / 说得著
* 說得過去 / 说得过去 (shuōdeguòqù)
* 說得響 / 说得响
* 說徹 / 说彻
* 說念 / 说念
* 說情 / 说情 (shuōqíng)
* 說戒 / 说戒
* 說教 / 说教 (shuōjiào)
* 說文 / 说文 (Shuōwén)
* 說文解字 / 说文解字 (Shuōwén Jiězì)
* 說方便 / 说方便
* 說明 / 说明 (shuōmíng)
* 說明文 / 说明文 (shuōmíngwén)
* 說明書 / 说明书 (shuōmíngshū)
* 說是談非 / 说是谈非
* 說書 / 说书 (shuōshū)
* 說書人 / 说书人 (shuōshūrén)
* 說曹操，曹操到 / 说曹操，曹操到 (shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dào)
* 說東談西 / 说东谈西
* 說東道西 / 说东道西
* 說梅止渴 / 说梅止渴
* 說法 / 说法 (shuōfǎ)
* 說泛 / 说泛
* 說海口 / 说海口
* 說淡話 / 说淡话
* 說清話 / 说清话
* 說清道白 / 说清道白
* 說溜了嘴 / 说溜了嘴
* 說滿話 / 说满话
* 說理 / 说理 (shuōlǐ)
* 說白 / 说白 (shuōbái)
* 說白了 / 说白了 (shuōbáile)
* 說白道綠 / 说白道绿
* 說白道黑 / 说白道黑
* 說相聲 / 说相声
* 說真格的 / 说真格的
* 說瞎話 / 说瞎话
* 說短論長 / 说短论长
* 說短道長 / 说短道长
* 說短長 / 说短长 (shuō duǎncháng)
* 說矮話 / 说矮话
* 說破 / 说破 (shuōpò)
* 說破嘴 / 说破嘴
* 說穿 / 说穿 (shuōchuān)
* 說笑 / 说笑 (shuōxiào)
* 說笑話 / 说笑话
* 說經 / 说经
* 說耍 / 说耍
* 說舌 / 说舌
* 說苑 / 说苑 (Shuōyuàn)
* 說著玩兒 / 说著玩儿
* 說落 / 说落
* 說處 / 说处
* 說親 / 说亲 (shuōqīn)
* 說親道熱 / 说亲道热
* 說詞 / 说词 (shuōcí)
* 說話 / 说话 (shuōhuà)
* 說話人 / 说话人
* 說話兒 / 说话儿
* 說詩啐話 / 说诗啐话
* 說話的 / 说话的
* 說話算話 / 说话算话 (shuōhuàsuànhuà)
* 誦說 / 诵说
* 說說笑笑 / 说说笑笑 (shuōshuōxiàoxiào)
* 說說道道 / 说说道道
* 說調 / 说调
* 說諢話 / 说诨话
* 說謊 / 说谎 (shuōhuǎng)
* 說起 / 说起 (shuōqǐ)
* 說起來 / 说起来
* 說辭 / 说辞 (shuōcí)
* 說道 / 说道 (shuōdào)
* 說郛 / 说郛 (shuōfú)
* 說部 / 说部
* 說鈴 / 说铃
* 說鐵騎兒 / 说铁骑儿
* 說長短 / 说长短
* 說長說短 / 说长说短
* 說長論短 / 说长论短
* 說長道短 / 说长道短 (shuōchángdàoduǎn)
* 說開 / 说开 (shuōkāi)
* 說閒話 / 说闲话
* 說閒話兒 / 说闲话儿
* 說雨談雲 / 说雨谈云
* 說章兒 / 说章儿
* 說響話 / 说响话
* 說項 / 说项 (shuōxiàng)
* 說頭兒 / 说头儿
* 說風涼話 / 说风凉话
* 說風話 / 说风话
* 說風說水 / 说风说水
* 說鬼話 / 说鬼话
* 說黃道黑 / 说黄道黑
* 說黑道白 / 说黑道白
* 說鼓書 / 说鼓书
* 論今說古 / 论今说古
* 談古說今 / 谈古说今
* 談天說地 / 谈天说地 (tántiānshuōdì)
* 談情說愛 / 谈情说爱 (tánqíngshuō'ài)
* 談空說有 / 谈空说有 (tánkōngshuōyǒu)
* 談經說法 / 谈经说法
* 論說 / 论说 (lùnshuō)
* 論說文 / 论说文 (lùnshuōwén)
* 諢詞小說 / 诨词小说
* 講經說法 / 讲经说法
* 謏聞淺說 / 𫍲闻浅说
* 謬悠之說 / 谬悠之说
* 譚天說地 / 谭天说地
* 譴責小說 / 谴责小说
* 辯說 / 辩说
* 述說 / 述说 (shùshuō)
* 逢人說項 / 逢人说项
* 這般說來 / 这般说来
* 連說帶唱 / 连说带唱
* 連說帶罵 / 连说带骂
* 遊戲說 / 游戏说
* 道東說西 / 道东说西
* 道聽塗說 / 道听涂说 (dàotīngtúshuō)
* 道西說東 / 道西说东
* 還有一說 / 还有一说
* 邪說 / 邪说 (xiéshuō)
* 邪說異端 / 邪说异端
* 郢書燕說 / 郢书燕说
* 郭璞之說 / 郭璞之说
* 長篇小說 / 长篇小说 (chángpiān xiǎoshuō)
* 長話短說 / 长话短说 (chánghuàduǎnshuō)
* 門到戶說 / 门到户说
* 關說 / 关说 (guānshuō)
* 陳說 / 陈说 (chénshuō)
* 雖說 / 虽说 (suīshuō)
* 雜說 / 杂说
* 難說 / 难说 (nánshuō)
* 難說話 / 难说话
* 難說難言 / 难说难言
* 電影小說 / 电影小说
* 霹靂說 / 霹雳说
* 靜態說 / 静态说
* 章回小說 / 章回小说 (zhānghuí xiǎoshuō)
* 駕說 / 驾说

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 説(せつ) (setsu)
* → Korean: 설(說) (seol)
* → Vietnamese: thuyết (說)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shuì (shui$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): soi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sòe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): suê$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$soe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shuì
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shuèi
*** Wade–Giles: shui$^4$
*** Yale: shwèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuey
*** Palladius: шуй (šuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: seoi$^3$
*** Yale: seui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soey$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɵy̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: soi
*** Hakka Romanization System: soi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: soi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /soi̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (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/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: suê$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suè
*** Sinological IPA : /sue²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$soe
*** MiniDict: soe$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$soe
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sø³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: sywejH
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 |
| Baxter | sywejH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɕiuᴇi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɕʷiɛi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɕiuæi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɕwiaj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɕiuɛi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɕĭwɛi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɕi̯wɛi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shuì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | seoi$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*hljods/
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
* to persuade; to canvass; to lobby
* (Quanzhou Hokkien) to swindle; to defraud; to cheat out of

##### Synonyms

* (to persuade):
* 勸 / 劝 (quàn)
* 勸說 / 劝说 (quànshuō)
* 折服 (zhéfú)
* 說動 / 说动 (shuōdòng)
* 說服 / 说服

#### Compounds

* 說士 / 说士
* 說客 / 说客
* 說服 / 说服
* 說服力 / 说服力
* 說騙 / 说骗
* 遊說 / 游说 (yóushuì)

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 세(說) (se)

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yuè (yue$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ye̍t / ya̍t
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ruag$^8$ / ruêg$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$yuq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yuè
*** Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yuè
*** Wade–Giles: yüeh$^4$
*** Yale: ywè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yueh
*** Palladius: юэ (jue)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɥɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyut$^6$
*** Yale: yuht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jyt$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yud$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyːt̚²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ye̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: ied
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yad$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯et̚⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ya̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iad
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yad$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯at̚⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ruag$^8$ / ruêg$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jua̍k / jue̍k
*** Sinological IPA : /d͡zuak̚⁴/, /d͡zuek̚⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$yuq
*** MiniDict: yuih$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$hhyq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹²/
* Middle Chinese: ywet
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 |
| Baxter | ywet |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jiuᴇt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jʷiɛt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /juæt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /jwiat̚/ |
| Li Rong | /iuɛt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /jĭuɛt̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯wɛt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yuè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jyut$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*lod/
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
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 悅 / 悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Xué ér shí xí zhī, bù yì yuè hū? [Pinyin]
    Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?

#### Compounds

* 傅說版築 / 傅说版筑

### Pronunciation 4

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tuō (tuo$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tuō
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tuo
*** Wade–Giles: tʻo$^1$
*** Yale: twō
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuo
*** Palladius: то (to)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

說
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 脫 / 脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Cǐ yí wú zuì, rǔ fǎn shōu zhī; bǐ yí yǒu zuì, rǔ fù tuō zhī. [Pinyin]
    Here is one who ought to be held guiltless, But you snare him [in the net of crime]. There is one who ought to be held guilty, But you let him escape [from it].

#### Compounds

* 說咷 / 说咷

### References

* “說”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 説 |
| Kyūjitai | 說 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 説)
* opinion
* theory
* explanation
* rumor

#### Readings

* Go-on: えち (echi)、せ (se)、せち (sechi)
* Kan-on: えつ (etsu)、せい (sei)、せつ (setsu)
* Kan’yō-on: ぜい (zei)
* Kun: とく (toku, 說く)
* 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)

#### Usage notes

This character lacks essential JIS support and is not used in Japanese. The character 説 (U+8AAC) is used instead.

## Korean
### Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 說 (MC sywet).
Historical Readings :
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading |||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᄉᆑᇙ〮 (Yale: syyélq) | ᄉᆑᇙ〮 (Yale: syyélq) |
| Middle Korean |||
| Text | Eumhun | Eumhun |
| Text | Gloss (hun) | Reading |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | 니ᄅᆞᆯ (Yale: nilol) | 셜 (Yale: syel) |

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰʌ̹ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [설]

#### Hanja

Wikisource 說 (eumhun 말씀 설 (malsseum seol))
* hanja form of 설 (“theory, opinion, view; rumour”) [noun]
* hanja form of 설 (“theory”) [suffix]
* hanja form of 설 (“to explain; to speak; to talk”) [affix]

##### Compounds

* 가설 (假說, gaseol)
* 설득 (說得, seoldeuk)
* 설명 (說明, seolmyeong)
* 소설 (小說, soseol)
* 연설 (演說, yeonseol)
* 욕설 (辱說, yokseol)
* 전설 (傳說, jeonseol)
* 학설 (學說, hakseol)
* 해설 (解說, haeseol)

### Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 說 (MC sywejH).
Historical Readings :
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading |||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᄉᆒᆼ〮 (Yale: syyéy) | ᄉᆒᆼ〮 (Yale: syyéy) |
| Middle Korean |||
| Text | Eumhun | Eumhun |
| Text | Gloss (hun) | Reading |
| Sinjeung Yuhap, 1576 | 달앨 (Yale: talGayl) | 셰 (Yale: syey) |

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰe̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Hanja

說 (eumhun 달랠 세 (dallael se))
* hanja form of 세 (“to persuade”) [affix]

##### Compounds

* 세객 (說客, segaek)
* 유세 (遊說, yuse)

### Etymology 3

From Middle Chinese 說 (MC ywet).
Historical Readings :
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading |||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᄋᆑᇙ〮 (Yale: yyélq) | ᄋᆑᇙ〮 (Yale: yyélq) |

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [jʌ̹ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [열]

#### Hanja

說 (eumhun 기쁠 열 (gippeul yeol))
* hanja form of 열 (“used in personal names”)
* (literary Chinese) Alternative form of 悅 (“hanja form of 열 (“to be happy”)”)

### References

* ↑ Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 29.
* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

說: Hán Nôm readings: thuyết
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