Today’s #kanji is #説, which is listed under its semantic element of #ごんべん（言）. 説’s original form was 說 and 兌 is its phonetic element although 說/説 and 兌 do not share a sound in the modern Japanese.
Meaning: to explain, to tell, a view, etc.
Reading: セツ（セッ、ゼツ）、ゼイ、と（ど）
説（セツ）: a belief, a view, a theory
説教（セッキョウ）: a sermon, preaching
説明（セツメイ）: (an) explanation, (an) interpretation
解説（カイセツ）: a commentary, comments, an explanation
一説（イッセツ）: a view, an opinion; another view, a different opinion
小説（ショウセツ）: a novel, a (fictional) story
演説（エンゼツ）: a (public) speech, an address
遊説（ユウゼイ）: a speaking tour, an oratorical campaign, political speech-making
説（と）く: to preach, to expound (a doctrine); to persuade
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