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涩
sè
astringent, harsh, rough, uneven
💡 Ideographic:
Water 氵 that cuts like a knife 刃; 止 provides the pronunciation
Words Using 涩 (18)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
苦涩
kǔsè
bitter and astringent / pained / agonized
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苦涩
kǔsè
bitter and astringent / pained / agonized
涩
sè
astringent / tart / acerbity / unsmooth / rough (surface) / hard to understand / obscure
涩
sè
astringent / tart / acerbity / unsmooth / rough (surface) / hard to understand / obscure
涩
sè
old variant of [[澀|涩<sè>]]
涩
sè
old variant of [[澀|涩<sè>]]
拙涩
zhuōsè
clumsy and incomprehensible / botched writing
拙涩
zhuōsè
clumsy and incomprehensible / botched writing
晦涩
huìsè
difficult to understand / cryptic
晦涩
huìsè
difficult to understand / cryptic
涩味
sèwèi
acerbic (taste) / astringent
涩味
sèwèi
acerbic (taste) / astringent
涩脉
sèmài
sluggish pulse
涩脉
sèmài
sluggish pulse
脱涩
tuōsè
to remove astringent taste
脱涩
tuōsè
to remove astringent taste
艰深晦涩
jiānshēnhuìsè
abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
艰深晦涩
jiānshēnhuìsè
abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
蹇涩
jiǎnsè
awkward / lame / difficulty (esp. in moving) / not smooth
蹇涩
jiǎnsè
awkward / lame / difficulty (esp. in moving) / not smooth
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⿰氵⿱刃止
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