세다
se-da
Why wind and stubbornness are both 'strong' in the same word
The picture So much force is loaded in that whatever stands in front simply gets pushed. 세다 is force loaded up to push; 약하다 is being pushed back by the slightest press.
Where the picture shows up in 세다
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force loaded into wind
바람이 세니까 문을 닫으세요.
ba-ra-mi se-ni-kka mu-neul da-deu-se-yo
The wind is strong, so please shut the door.
Wind shoves at the window, the curtain blows deep into the room, and the door slams shut by itself
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force loaded into a water stream
물이 너무 세서 손이 아파요.
mu-ri neo-mu se-seo so-ni a-pa-yo
The water pressure is so high my hand hurts.
You open the tap all the way and the jet hits your palm hard enough to push your hand back
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force loaded into a flame
불을 세게 하지 마세요.
bu-reul se-ge ha-ji ma-se-yo
Please don't turn the flame up high.
The gas flame climbs past the base of the pot up its sides and the inside comes to a boil at once
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force loaded into a body
저 사람은 힘이 셉니다.
jeo sa-ra-meun hi-mi sem-ni-da
That person is really strong.
A load that took two other people to lift goes up in one person's single hand
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force loaded into a mind
고집이 센 사람은 설득하기 어려워요.
go-ji-bi sen sa-ra-meun seol-deu-ka-gi eo-ryeo-wo-yo
Stubborn people are hard to persuade.
Several people push from both sides and that person's mind does not give an inch from where it stands
Here the direction of force has moved into someone's will.
All of it in one picture
세다 is one picture: force loaded up enough to push. Load it into wind and the door slams by itself; into water and your palm stings. Load it into a flame and the pot scorches at once; into a body and a heavy load lifts with one hand. And load it into a mind and you get stubbornness that no amount of persuading can push back.