word, speech

 (언, “speech, words”) – provides the meaning (related to speaking or expressing);


to repel, drive away, reject, denounce

 (척, “to drive away, to reject”) – provides the sound.
Originally, it conveyed speaking out against something, leading to the meanings of appealing, pleading, or accusing.

It is widely used in words like 呼訴 (호소, appeal) and 訴訟 (소송, lawsuit).

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to teach, to instruct

to entrust, to request, to rely on

to record, to note down, to remember, record, account, chronicle

to be false, to be incorrect, mistaken

to stammer, to speak slowly or haltingly, to be inarticulate

to look for, to seek, to visit, to ask, to inquire

establish

to permit, to approve, to allow

to appeal, to complain, to bring a lawsuit

medical examination, to diagnose

to annotate, to comment

an imperial edict, decree

words, lyrics, text

to test, to try, to examine

poem, poetry, verse

speech, story, to speak

to be proper, to correspond, to include, auxiliary verb meaning “should, ought to.”

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訴

Etymology

Usage in Korean

Words that derived from 訴

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