Hanja Analyzer
設

設 — seol

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
베풀 설
Romanization
seol
English
build; establish; display; particle of hypothesis, supposing
Mandarin
shè
Japanese on'yomi
セツ, セチ
Japanese kun'yomi
もう.ける
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 5
Newspaper frequency
#145 of 2,500
Strokes
11
Radical
言 (149, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
殳
Unicode
U+8A2D

Parts that make up 設

  • 言 말씀 언, 심사 화평할 은 혀 위에 표를 더한 모양말하고 적는 일
  • 殳 창 수sound 손에 든 몽둥이치고 두드리는 일

How 設 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 設 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 埶.

Korean example words with 設

  • 설치設置 Korean gloss: 베풀어서 둠
  • 특설特設 Korean gloss: 특별히 설치함
  • 설두設頭 Korean gloss: 앞장서서 일을 주선함
  • 설영設營 Korean gloss: 야외에 천막을 설치함
  • 복설復設 Korean gloss: 없앴던 것을 도로 설치함
  • 부설敷設 Korean gloss: 다리, 철도, 지뢰 따위를 설치함
  • 설채設彩 Korean gloss: 먹으로 바탕을 그린 다음 색을 칠함
  • 병설竝設 Korean gloss: 두 가지 이상을 아울러 한곳에 갖추거나 세움
  • 부설附設 Korean gloss: 어떤 기관 따위에 부속시켜 설치함. 또는 그런 시설
  • 진설陳設 Korean gloss: 제사나 잔치 때, 음식을 법식에 따라 상 위에 차려 놓음
  • 설계하다設計 Korean gloss: 계획을 세우다
  • 설행되다設行 Korean gloss: 베풀어져 행해지다

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 設

  • 建設けんせつ construction; establishment
  • 施設しせつ facility; facilities; institution
  • 設置せっち establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
  • 設備せつび equipment; facilities; installation
  • 設計せっけい plan; design; layout
  • 設立せつりつ establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
  • 設定せってい establishment; creation; posing (a problem)
  • 創設そうせつ establishment; founding; organization
  • 建設省けんせつしょう Ministry of Construction
  • 開設かいせつ establishment; opening; setting up
  • 新設しんせつ establishing; founding; setting up
  • 常設じょうせつ standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)

Characters sharing the phonetic 殳

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “설”

Other hanja with radical 言

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