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涩
sè
astringent, harsh, rough, uneven
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Water 氵 that cuts like a knife 刃; 止 provides the pronunciation
HSK 6
10 strokes
Common (29%)
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⿰氵⿱刃止
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Words Using 涩 (18)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
苦涩
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kǔsè
bitter and astringent / pained / agonized
6
kǔsè
苦涩
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HSK 6
bitter and astringent / pained / agonized
涩
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sè
astringent / tart / acerbity / unsmooth / rough (surface) / hard to understand / obscure
sè
涩
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astringent / tart / acerbity / unsmooth / rough (surface) / hard to understand / obscure
涩
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sè
old variant of [[澀|涩<sè>]]
sè
涩
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old variant of [[澀|涩<sè>]]
拙涩
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zhuōsè
clumsy and incomprehensible / botched writing
zhuōsè
拙涩
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clumsy and incomprehensible / botched writing
晦涩
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huìsè
difficult to understand / cryptic
huìsè
晦涩
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difficult to understand / cryptic
涩味
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sèwèi
acerbic (taste) / astringent
sèwèi
涩味
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acerbic (taste) / astringent
涩脉
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sèmài
sluggish pulse
sèmài
涩脉
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sluggish pulse
羞涩
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xiūsè
shy / bashful
xiūsè
羞涩
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shy / bashful
艰深晦涩
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jiānshēnhuìsè
abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
jiānshēnhuìsè
艰深晦涩
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abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
酸涩
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suānsè
sour / acrid / (fig.) bitter / painful
suānsè
酸涩
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sour / acrid / (fig.) bitter / painful